5.0 from 9 votes
Crab Pizza
This easy crab pizza is made with a ricotta and mozzarella white sauce and topped with crabmeat, avocado and fresh chives.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 322 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 11 inch thin crust pizza dough (NOT pre-cooked) Jus-Rol Pizza "Round + Thin" dough recommended
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅓ cup ricotta cheese
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 8 ounce low-moisture mozzarella, sliced Or use shredded mozzarella
- 6 ounce can lump crab meat, well-drained Or use Dungeness crab meat (~3 legs), steamed + removed from shell
- 1 avocado, diced (optional)
- ¼ cup finely diced fresh chives
- ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes Use more or less as desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425ºF. Place the pizza stone or baking sheet in the oven and allow it to heat up as the oven pre-heats.Unroll the pizza dough and place on parchment paper. (If using Jus-Rol dough, the parchment paper is included.)Stir the garlic powder into the melted butter. Brush dough with the melted butter. Reserve any leftover butter.
- Remove the pizza stone or baking sheet from the oven. (Be careful, it will be hot!) Move the parchment paper and dough onto a pizza stone or baking sheet. Note: If baking pizza on an air-flow pizza pan, you should NOT add parchment paper.Bake for 5 minutes, and then remove the dough from the oven. (Leave the oven on.)
- While the dough bakes, mix together the ricotta, Italian seasoning and salt.
- Spread the ricotta mixture onto the partially cooked dough.
- Top the ricotta with the sliced (or shredded) mozzarella.
- Add the crab meat and avocado.Drizzle any leftover melted butter over the pizza. (If the butter has hardened, simply reheat it until it melts again.)
- Cook the pizza for about 10 minutes, until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted.
- Allow pizza to cool for about 5 minutes. Top the pizza with diced chives and desired amount of red pepper flakes. Cut into 8 slices and serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
322kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
40mg
(13%)
Sodium
603mg
(25%)
Potassium
218mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
421IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
235mg
(24%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 322
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 322kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 603mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 218mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 421IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 235mg | 24% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.