Best Herbed Shrimp And Feta Casserole Recipes

HERBY SHRIMP-AND-FETA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F. Using a mortar and pestle, grind together lemon zest, 3/4 teaspoon salt, saffron, and sugar. Add lemon juice and let stand 5 minutes. Add garlic; mash to a paste. Mash in herbs, then 2 tablespoons oil.
• In a bowl, toss shrimp with herb mixture; let stand 15 minutes. Arrange shrimp and feta in a shallow ovenproof dish just large enough to hold them snugly. Pour remaining 1/2 cup oil over top. Bake, spooning oil over shrimp occasionally, until shrimp are pink and cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve with more parsley and bread.

ROASTED SHRIMP WITH FETA (BAREFOOT CONTESSA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in 10- or 12-inch heavy ovenproof skillet over medium-low heat.
• Add the fennel and garlic and sauté for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender.
• Add the wine and bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits clinging to the bottom of the skillet, and cook until the liquid is reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, Pernod, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper to the skillet.
• Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Arrange the shrimp artfully in one layer over the tomato mixture in the skillet.
• Scatter feta evenly over the shrimp. In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, parsley, and lemon zest with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and sprinkle evenly over the shrimp.
• Bake the shrimp for about 15 minutes, until the shrimp are cooked through and the bread crumbs are golden brown.
• Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over the shrimp.
• Serve hot with wedges of lemon.
• *To make 1 cup of fresh bread crumbs, remove the crusts from 3 to 4 slices white bread and place in a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until the bread is in crumbs.
• Assemble the shrimp right in a 10- to 12-inch stainless-steel sauté pan, and then put the pan in the oven for 15 minutes before serving.

MINI SHRIMP AND FETA CASSEROLES

Steps:

• Warm the olive oil over medium-low heat in a skillet;
• cook the onion, garlic and red pepper flakes in the oil until the onion is translucent.
• Stir in the tomatoes, olives, capers and oregano; raise the heat just until the mixture rebring just to a boil; cover the pan, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the ouzo, basil leaves and shrimp, then immediately spoon the mixture into four shallow individual casseroles.
• Top each casserole with crumbled feta and place them under the broiler until the shrimp are just pink and the cheese is browned, about 7 minutes.
• Sprinkle with minced parsley and serve immediately with hot crusty bread for dipping.

BAKED GREEK SHRIMP WITH TOMATOES AND FETA

Steps:

• Put 4 tablespoons olive oil in a wide skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 to 8 minutes. Lower heat as necessary to keep mixture from browning. Remove from heat while preparing tomatoes.
• Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add whole tomatoes and cook for about 2 minutes, until skins loosen. Immediately plunge tomatoes in a bowl of cold water to cool, then drain. With a paring knife, core tomatoes and slip off skins. Cut tomatoes into thick wedges.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Return skillet to stove over medium-high heat. Add tomato wedges and season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, until mixture is juicy and tomatoes have softened, about 10 minutes. Transfer mixture to a shallow earthenware baking dish.
• Put shrimp in a mixing bowl. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, season shrimp with salt and pepper and stir to coat. Arrange shrimp over tomato mixture in one layer. Crumble cheese over surface and sprinkle with oregano.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until tomatoes are bubbling and cheese has browned slightly. Remove from oven and let dish rest for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with mint and serve.

GREEK RICE AND SHRIMP BAKE WITH FETA CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Place stock and bay leaf in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Add rice; return to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is just tender.
• Add lemon juice, butter and 1/2 the oregano.
• Stir well and remove from heat, let cool to room temperature.
• Remove bay leaf.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Cook onion, garlic, hot-pepper flakes and the rest of the oregano , stirring, for 4 minutes or until softened.
• Add tomatoes and red pepper; cook for 3 minutes until softened.
• Stir in rice and spread in a greased 10-cup shallow casserole dish. If making ahead, cover and refrigerate.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Bury shrimp in rice.
• Combine bread crumbs, feta and parsley in a bowl; spread over rice.
• Bake in oven for 25 to 30 minutes until shrimp are pink and topping is light golden.

ROASTED SHRIMP WITH FETA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a 10-or 12-inch heavy ovenproof skillet over medium-low heat. Add the fennel and saute for 8 to 10 minutes, until the fennel is tender. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the wine and bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until the liquid is reduced by half. Add the tomatoes with the liquid, tomato paste, oregano, Pernod, salt, and pepper to the skillet. Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Arrange the shrimp, tails up, in one layer over the tomato-mixture in the skillet. Scatter the feta evenly over the shrimp. In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, parsley, and lemon zest with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and sprinkle over the shrimp.
• Bake for 15 minutes, until the shrimp are cooked and the bread crumbs are golden brown. Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over the shrimp. Serve hot with the remaining lemon cut into wedges.