Appetizer Crab Pizza Recipes

SHRIMP & CRAB PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, combine shrimp, water and lemon juice. Let stand 10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion and pepper; cook and stir 4-5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic and salt; cook 1 minute longer., Drain shrimp, discarding liquid. Add shrimp and crab to pan; cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink., Place crust on an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan or baking sheet; spread with Alfredo sauce. Spoon shrimp mixture over sauce; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 8-10 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is melted.

CRAB AND ARTICHOKE APPETIZER PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven according to the pizza crust directions and heat the pizza until it is light golden brown, Remove pizza and set aside, leaving the oven on.
• Chop the artichoke hearts and combine with the crabmeat, cheese, mayonnaise, garlic, salt and pepper, stirring to mix well.
• Spread over the pizza crust, and sprinkle with the olives.
• Return the pizza to the oven and bake 12 to15 minutes, or until the top is slightly browned and bubbling along the edges.
• Remove and sprinkle with the red bell pepper.
• Slice into small squares and serve with remoulade sauce, if desired.

CRAB RANGOON PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat; fry wonton strips until crisp, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spread pizza dough onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly brown, about 7 minutes.
• Mix cream cheese, 1/4 cup green onions, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, and crab together in a bowl; spread onto the pizza crust. Top with mozzarella cheese, remaining Parmesan cheese, fried wonton strips, and remaining green onions.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is browned and melted, about 8 minutes. Drizzle sweet chile sauce over top.

CRAB-ARTICHOKE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a pizza pan.
• Roll out pizza dough on a floured surface to a 14 or 16 inch circle; place onto a pizza pan. Sprinkle dough with red pepper flakes, then top evenly with crab and artichokes. Drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle with garlic, Parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese has melted and the crust is no longer doughy, about 20 minutes. Set oven to broil, and cook pizza for 5 minutes more until the cheese has begun to brown.

CRAB PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place pizza dough on a lightly greased pizza pan and press out to 12 inches.
• Evenly distribute alfredo sauce.
• Evenly distribute crab meat.
• Evenly distribute cheddar and motzarella cheeses.
• Top with the Old Bay Seasoning, onions, bacon and mushrooms.
• Bake on the lowest rack for 20-25 minutes.

TORTILLA CRAB PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F for Pyrex, or 450F for a metal pizza pan.
• Spread olive oil on pizza pan (I use Pyrex!) to prevent the tortilla from sticking to the pan.
• Place flour tortilla onto pizza pan and spread on cream cheese.
• Top with imitation crab meat and onion.
• Lightly sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and cayenne.
• Top with swiss and cheddar cheeses.
• Top cheeses with the snipped basil.
• Bake at 425F (Pyrex) or at 450F (metal) for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and immediately slide pizza onto a wire rack so the crust doesn't sweat!
• Cool for 10-15 minutes, slide the pizza back onto the pizza pan and cut into 8 pieces, with a pizza cutter.
• Three-four pieces with a green salad is plenty for two-three persons, or as an appetizer for a few folks!
• NOTE: Use whatever cheese mixture you like ~ my photo with the blue background is made with swiss and mozzarella, with the basil underneath where it can't be seen!

CRAB PIZZA DIP

Steps:

• Mix softened cream cheese with dash of Worcestershire Sauce until color approximately matches the color of pizza dough.
• Spread mixture in 8" pie dish to form the pizza crust.
• Top the "crust" with hot dog chili sauce (about 1/2 the can) to make the pizza sauce.
• Next spread the crabmeat on top of the pizza sauce as the "cheese".
• Finally sprinkle lightly with parsley flakes to add a dash of color.
• Serve with crackers or corn chips.

CRABMEAT PIZZA APPETIZER

Steps:

• 1. Combine cream cheese,worcestershire sauce,lemon juice. Spread onto pizza pan or any other round dish, cover with Chili sauce. Cover with crabmeat or baby shrimp. Top with parsley. Use club crackers or crackers of your choice.

APPETIZER SHRIMP PIZZA

Steps:

• Spread cream cheese on a pizza pan. Spread cocktail sauce on top of cream cheese. Arrange shrimp on cocktail sauce. Sprinkle on onion and cheese.