Sun-Dried Tomato Shrimp Pesto Pizza
A restaurant-worthy pizza loaded with garlic butter shrimp, sun-dried tomatoes, pesto, cherry tomatoes, Parmesan & Asiago, and creamy goat cheese dollops. Ready in under 30 minutes and absolutely irresistible.
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
14 min
Serves
Ingredients
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Garlic Butter Shrimp
- 1 lbshrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbspbutter
- 2–3 clovesgarlic, minced
- to tastesalt & pepper
Pizza
- 1pizza dough or pizza shell
- ⅓–½ cuppesto sauce (generous base)
- ½ cupsun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- ½ cupcherry tomatoes, halved
- ½–¾ cupParmesan & Asiago blend, grated
- to tastegoat cheese, small dollops
- to tastefresh cracked black pepper
Ingredients
Garlic Butter Shrimp
- 1 lbshrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbspbutter
- 2–3 clovesgarlic, minced
- to tastesalt & pepper
Pizza
- 1pizza dough or pizza shell
- ⅓–½ cuppesto sauce (generous base)
- ½ cupsun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- ½ cupcherry tomatoes, halved
- ½–¾ cupParmesan & Asiago blend, grated
- to tastegoat cheese, small dollops
- to tastefresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
Garlic Butter Shrimp
- 1
Sauté garlic in butter over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- 2
Add shrimp and cook just until pink, 2–3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove immediately from heat.
Pizza
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
- 2
Spread pesto generously over the dough or pizza shell.
- 3
Scatter sun-dried tomatoes and garlic butter shrimp evenly over the pesto.
- 4
Sprinkle Parmesan & Asiago blend evenly over the top.
- 5
Add cherry tomatoes and small dollops of goat cheese.
- 6
Finish with fresh cracked black pepper.
- 7
Bake for 10–14 minutes until the crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.
- 8
Rest for 2 minutes before slicing and serving.
Melissa's Notes
The pesto is the biggest flavour variable — use a generous hand. Homemade dough gives a crispier crust; a store-bought shell is faster and still delicious. Don't overcook the shrimp before baking — they'll finish in the oven.
Nutrition Information
Per slice — based on 8 slices. Calories vary with dough type and pesto quantity.
Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary depending on the ingredients and brands used.
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