A quick, flavorful baked shrimp dish with juicy tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and briny feta cheese. Everything bakes together until the shrimp are tender and the sauce is bubbly, making it an easy weeknight dinner or impressive appetizer served with crusty bread, rice, or pasta.
Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
- 4 ounces feta cheese crumbled
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- In a baking dish, combine the cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper. Toss to coat.
- Bake for 10 minutes, until the tomatoes start to soften and release their juices.
- Remove the dish from the oven and nestle the shrimp into the tomato mixture in a single layer.
- Sprinkle the feta evenly over the top and return the dish to the oven.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink, opaque, and just cooked through.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 312kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 32gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 245mgSodium: 780mgPotassium: 520mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 18IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 12mg