Tortilla Pizza with Red Pepper Pesto, Shrimp & Basil

Ingredients

For the Pizza: 

  • 8 medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tail removed

  • ¼ cup onion, sliced

  • 6 basil leaves, roughly chopped or torn

  • ½ cup mozzarella cheese, grated

  • 2 flour tortillas

For the Pesto: 

  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper *

  • ¼ cup olive oil *

  • 1 garlic clove *

  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice *

  • 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil *

  • ⅛ tsp ground black pepper *

  • 1 tsp grated parmesan cheese *

    * Ingredients not provided in Kit

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 425ºF.

  • Heat 1 tsp of crushed red pepper in a saucepan with about ¼ cup of olive oil. Simmer the combination on low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes. Strain it and remove the seeds and flakes. 

  • Place all pesto ingredients in a food processor or blender and puree.

  • Place flour tortillas on a cookie sheet.  Divide the red pepper pesto between the 2 tortillas and spread to cover the surface.  

  • Add the onions and basil. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.  

  • Slice shrimp in half lengthwise and place on top of the pizzas.

  • Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until tortillas crisp and turn golden brown and the shrimp turn pink in color.

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