Mediterranean Shrimp with Feta
lemon and broccoli pasta
Baking in a spicy (or not) tomato sauce yields tender, slow-cooked shrimp. We serve this Mediterranean-style dish over pasta with feta cheese on top.
Ingredients
- Shrimp, peeled and deveined - 1 lb
- Onions - 1/2, diced
- Bell peppers, red - 1/2, chopped
- Garlic - 2 cloves, chopped
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Oregano, dried - 1/2 tsp
- Red pepper flakes (opt) - 1/2 tsp
- Tomatoes, diced (14 oz / 397 g) - 2 cans
- Cheese, feta - 4 oz
- Broccoli - 10 oz, finely chopped
- Pasta, any variety (we used orzo) - 4 oz
- Oil, olive - 2 tsp
- Lemons - 1/4, zest and juice of
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Prep
- Shrimp - Defrost, rinse, and pat dry.
- Broccoli / Onions / Bell peppers / Garlic - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Make
- Heat oven to 425 F / 218 C degrees.
- Bring a sauce pan of water to boil. Salt generously and add pasta. Cook until al dente, tender but not soggy. About 1 minute before finishing, add in broccoli. Drain. Toss with olive oil, lemon juice and zest. Season with some salt and pepper and more lemon juice, to taste.
- While pasta is cooking, heat a skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil. When oil begins to shimmer, add onions and bell peppers and saute until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic, oregano and red pepper flakes and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add tomatoes (including juice) and stir to combine. Simmer until sauce thickens, 4 to 5 minutes. Season with some salt and pepper. Remove from heat and stir in shrimp. Crumble feta over the top.
- Transfer to oven and bake until shrimp are cooked through and cheese is golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Serve shrimp over pasta and enjoy!
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Reviews
Ratings
37 reviews
My family LOVES this recipe.. The shrimp with the Feta and Orozo pasta is always a favorite at our house. The lemon really bring everything together
0 HelpfulThis dish was good but didn't blow anyone's socks off. I felt like we were eating 2 main courses - the pasta and the shrimp dish. Or that the shimp and tomatoes should really be a topping for the pasta. Everyone around the dinner table ended up mixing the two together. I used penne so maybe I would have felt differently with an orzo or farro. I think the shrimp/tomato does really beg for a rice or rice-like grain. It felt like it was close enough in the ballpark of jambalaya or paella to demand that. I would make this again either with rice or such or as a sauce for another pasta.
0 HelpfulI added garlic powder to the shrimp dish. Pasta dish had too much lemon for us. But, with a little tweak, we would make it again.
0 HelpfulI liked this dish because it's healthy and tasty. Although I tweaked it a little. I added a tbsp of grated ginger to add more zing. Since the red pepper flakes needed a little help. Also feta was bland. So, I mixed half feta and half mixed 4 white cheeses. My family couldn't stop eating it. I even caught my youngest sneaking late to get one more taste of the sauce.
0 HelpfulLike others have said, the shrimp just didn't have a ton of flavor. I liked the pasta side, but I had to add extra lemon juice to give it more flavor as the recipe suggested at the end.
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