Best Greek Spiced Baked Shrimp Recipes

GREEK-SPICED BAKED SHRIMP

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These saucy shrimp spiked with cinnamon, allspice, and feta quickly disappeared in our test kitchen. Have plenty of bread on hand for sopping up the juices.

Provided by Andrea Albin

Categories Tomato Bake Low Cal High Fiber Dinner Feta Shrimp Healthy Gourmet Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon hot red-pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes in juice, drained, reserving juice, and chopped
Pinch of sugar
1 1/4 pound large peeled and deveined shrimp
1/4 pound feta, crumbled (2/3 cup)
2 tablespoons chopped dill
Accompaniments: crusty bread or steamed white rice; a green salad
a green salad

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle.
Cook onion and garlic in oil with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in spices and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add chopped tomatoes with juice and sugar and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
Season shrimp with 1/8 teaspoon salt, then stir into tomato sauce. Transfer to a 2-quart shallow baking dish and top with feta. Bake until just cooked through, 18 to 20 minutes. Serve sprinkled with dill.

GREEK-SPICED BAKED SHRIMP

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This is a recipe from Gourmet magazine that I really enjoy. It is great served with crusty bread to sop up the sauce, or serve it over rice. Have a yummy green salad on the side!

Provided by breezermom

Categories Greek

Time 55m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes with juice, drained, reserving liquid, and chopped
1 pinch sugar
1 1/4 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/4 lb feta, crumbled (2/3 cup)
2 tablespoons dill, chopped
salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in the middle.
Cook onion and garlic in oil with 1/4 tsp salt in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in spices and cook, stirring 30 seconds. Add chopped tomatoes with juice and sugar and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
Season shrimp with 1/8 tsp salt, then stir into tomato sauce. Transfer to a 2-quart shallow baking dish and top with feta. Bake until just cooked through, 18 to 20 minutes. Serve sprinkled with dill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 314.6, Fat 18, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 204.3, Sodium 1407.1, Carbohydrate 14, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 7.1, Protein 25.4

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