Crawfish Pizza
Who doesn't love pizza? An assortment of favorite fresh ingredients with Louisiana crawfish make this an amazing pizza. When you can have easy hot out-of-the oven quick pizza recipes with healthy pizza toppings in the comfort of your own home, why order out pizza?! Pizza is a dinner favorite of all ages and this is a healthy pizza topping with mouth-watering Louisiana crawfish! With all fresh ingredients you can whip up this quick pizza dinner last minute for a fast and healthy dinner. I love pizza because you can top it with so many veggies-be creative with healthy pizza toppings - add your favorite!
Yield: 6 to 8 slices
Ingredients
- 1 (12 inch) thin pizza crust
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
- 1/4 pound sliced mushrooms
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1/2 pound cooked, seasoned peeled crawfish
- 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1/4 pound fresh mozzarella cheese*, sliced or 1 cup shredded, part-skim, mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Heat oven 400 degrees F.
- Cover crust with olive oil and garlic. Sprinkle with basil.
- In small nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, sauté the mushrooms for about 5 minutes or until tender.
- Add spinach, stirring until wilted.
- Evenly spoon spinach mixture, crawfish, tomatoes, red onion, and cheese on top of crust.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is browned.
Notes
*Fresh mozzarella cheese may be found in the deli section and has a different texture and taste than the packaged mozzarella cheese. It is slightly higher in fat but I think it is worth the flavor.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories 189, Calories from fat 35%, Fat 8g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 65mg, Sodium 265mg, Carbohydrate 17g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 2g, Protein 13g
Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 1/2 medium-fat meat
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from Louisiana Crawfish Promotion and Research Board.
Recipe by Holly Clegg - from Gulf Coast Favorites cookbook.
