Crab Rangoon Pizza
Your favorite Chinese takeout appetizer becomes a fun dinner with this Crab Rangoon Pizza. It’s irresistible drizzled with sweet chili sauce.
Crab Rangoon Pizza Is A Takeout Mashup
As a longtime professional recipe developer, I’m still always looking for ways to turn family favorite foods into new creations that everybody will love.
Crab rangoons have been one of my daughter’s favorite foods since pretty much the moment she started eating solid foods.
We enjoy them in their classic form quite often, but I’ve also perfected a mashup of rangoon and pizza that is bigger and more satisfying than the appetizer.
This Crab Rangoon Pizza combines the rich, creamy flavors of crab rangoon with the comfort of homemade pizza. I hope your family loves it as much as mine does!
Why You’ll Love Crab Rangoon Pizza
- It’s easy to adapt with your favorite seafood or toppings, like real crab meat or extra veggies.
- It’s always a hit at parties, game nights, or any gathering where people want bold, creative flavors!
- What could be better than combining the creamy, savory goodness of crab rangoon with the comfort of pizza?
Crab Meat Pizza Ingredients
- cream cheese – this is the creamy base layer of the crab rangoon pizza.
- garlic – adds savory flavor to the cream cheese.
- Worcestershire sauce – adds a hint of umami to the cream cheese mixture.
- pizza dough – you can make your own dough from scratch using our recipe for homemade pizza dough, or buy a 1 pound ball of dough.
- mozzarella cheese – we’re using fresh mozzarella here for the meltiest cheese layer possible.
- imitation crab meat – or real crab, if you prefer. More on this below.
- green onions – a garnish to balance the richness.
- Thai basil – a bright herbal note that complements the sweet and savory elements. Regular basil also works.
- crispy wonton strips – these are a salad topping found near either the fresh salad greens or the bottled salad dressings at most grocery stores.
- sweet chili sauce – often used as a dipping sauce for crab rangoons, this is the sweet and slightly spicy finishing touch!
Should I Use Crab or Imitation Crab For This Crab Rangoon Pizza Recipe?
Here in the Midwest, 99.99% of all takeout crab rangoons we order are made with imitation crab (surimi). Which, incidentally, is made with some real crab, along with Alaskan pollock.
So, I’ve chosen to also use imitation crab on this crab rangoon pizza. I used the “flake style,” but a lot of stores also have “leg style,” “shred style,” and “chunk style” available.
I think any of them would work for this crab pizza recipe! Just make sure to tear any larger pieces into bite-sized chunks.
Want to use canned crab or fresh crab meat on this pizza? Go for it!
How To Make Crab Rangoon Pizza
1. CREAM CHEESE. Microwave the cream cheese until it is soft, then stir the garlic and Worcestershire sauce into the softened cream cheese.
2. BLIND BAKE. Stretch the pizza dough into a large circle, place on the pizza stone and bake 6 minutes.
3. TOP. Remove the pizza crust from the oven and spread it with the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle the mozzarella and crab over the cream cheese and return to the oven and bake until the mozzarella is melted and the bottom of the crust is golden brown.
4. FINISH. Garnish the pizza with the green onions, basil and wonton strips. Cut, drizzle with sweet chili sauce and serve.
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What Kind of Sauce Goes On Top of Crab Pizza?
My favorite sauce for dunking crab rangoons into is sweet chili sauce (Mae Ploy brand is my favorite).
I’ve also seen rangoons served with classic sweet and sour sauce, duck sauce or even hoisin sauce.
Whichever sauce you like best for crab rangoons is what you should serve with this best crab rangoon pizza recipe. Or, if you’d like to add a bit of heat, simply squirt a bit of sriracha or another type of hot sauce on top of this crab pizza recipe!
Crab Pizza Recipe Home Chef Tips
- I highly recommend a pizza stone. Pizza stones are a wonderful tool to have if you’re a pizza lover because they help to achieve a crispy crust without shelling out a few thousand dollars for an actual pizza oven. If you don’t have a pizza stone, you can follow the same directions in the recipe card below using a regular round pizza pan. Your pizza may take a few extra minutes to cook through, as the pan will not be as hot as a pizza stone.
- If using store-bought or otherwise refrigerated dough, let it come to room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before stretching to make it easier to work with.
What To Serve With Pizza
If you want to serve a simple salad alongside this crab meat pizza, mixed greens with my miso dressing recipe or miso ginger dressing would be ideal.
Or, if you really want to lean into the Chinese restaurant appetizer theme, try some shrimp wonton soup!
How to Store Crab Meat Pizza
If you have leftovers, transfer them to an airtight container and place them in the fridge uncovered for a few hours until they are fully chilled, then cover them with the lid and keep in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
You can reheat leftover pizza in the microwave, or in a 350 degree F oven until it is warmed through.
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Crab Rangoon Pizza
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ball Homemade Pizza Dough (or store-bought)(1 pound)
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 6 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese shredded
- 6 ounces flake style imitation crab meat torn into bite-sized pieces
- 4 green onions thinly sliced
- ½ cup Thai basil leaves
- ½ cup wonton strips
- ½ cup sweet chili sauce
Instructions
- Place pizza stone in oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, in microwave-safe bowl, microwave cream cheese on high in 10 second intervals until it is just soft enough to stir. Add garlic and Worcestershire sauce to cream cheese and stir until well combined.
- Toss and stretch pizza dough into a 14-inch circle. Once oven is preheated, carefully remove pizza stone from oven and spray with cooking spray. Carefully place dough on stone. Transfer to oven and bake 6 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Spread crust evenly with cream cheese mixture. Arrange mozzarella and crab evenly over pizza. Return to oven and bake 8 minutes longer or until mozzarella is melted and bottom of crust is golden brown.
- Top pizza with green onions, basil and wonton strips. Cut and serve immediately. Drizzle with sweet chili sauce or serve it on the side.
