Meatless Fridays: The Louisiana Shrimp Pizza at Shakey's

This season of Lent, getting by meatless Fridays and Lenten weekends opens up a whole lot of possibilities with everyday favorites. There are meatless options. And it's all there, all you need to do is look deeper and come hungry with an open mind...

Meatless Fridays, the blog's new series on meat alternatives, kicks off just in time for Lent with a tasty find from everyone's favorite pizza, Shakey's, and their inventive Louisiana Shrimp. Part of their Seafood Medley line of meatless pizza, you don't have to skip your go-to pizza favorites during Lent...

Another slice of Pepperoni Pizza may be hard to resist at Shakey's, but you'll have to find the will power to do exactly that come Holy Week. Shakey's helps you along with their meatless Seafood Medley, a seasonal offering with four seafood pizza variants. And we got to try one of them...  

...the Louisiana Shrimp (P 321 Regular Thin Crust), a tasty pizza topped with fresh and plump shrimps marinated in a rich Cajun spice blend with basil leaves and tomatoes. I've always enjoyed the Shakey's thin crust Friday Special with shrimps, anchovies and mushrooms, but this new line of seafood pizza under Shakey's Seafood Medley are just too bold and playfully creative to pass up. The Louisiana Shrimp offers deep and rich notes inspired by vibrant Cajun spices capped by succulent shrimps.

The richness of the Louisiana Shrimp's flavors won't make you miss the absence of meat on the pizza, with the tart notes of tomatoes followed by the mildly sweet and aromatic hints of basil completing the flavors. 

The thin and crisp crust is the perfect base for the Louisiana Shrimp, allowing you to enjoy all the flavors with each bite. The Cajun spice blend does not overwhelm the delicate notes of the fresh shrimps, delivering a burst of sweet briny freshness complemented by the basil and tomatoes for multiple layers of flavors. Through the years, you've had your own favorites at Shakey's. Time to add some new ones.

It's innovations like these that keep Shakey's top-of-mind, even during Lent with the Louisiana Shrimp and other seasonal offerings like the Scallop Primo and Smoked Salmon along with the popular regular mainstay, the Friday Special...

...and another slice will help you get over meatless Fridays and Lenten weekends, guaranteed.

For more updates on Shakey's promotions and offers, check out their website at http://www.shakeyspizza.ph/ or their FB Page at https://www.facebook.com/ShakeysPH/.

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