Shrimp Saganaki — Baked Shrimp with Feta and Tomato

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Shrimp Saganaki — Baked Shrimp with Feta and Tomato, plated and ready to serve

If you could bottle a Greek summer and eat it, it would taste like this — plump shrimp nestled in a spiced tomato sauce, blanketed in crumbled feta, and baked until the sauce is bubbling and the feta is golden and beginning to melt into everything. It is one of the most beloved taverna dishes in Greece and comes together in under 30 minutes.

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Ingredients for Shrimp Saganaki — Baked Shrimp with Feta and Tomato

Shrimp Saganaki — Baked Shrimp with Feta and Tomato

If you could bottle a Greek summer and eat it, it would taste like this — plump shrimp nestled in a spiced tomato sauce, blanketed in crumbled feta, and baked until the sauce is bubbling and the feta is golden and beginning to melt into everything.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Greek
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 320kcal

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs large shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 can (14 oz) crushed tomatoes
  • 1 small onion finely diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 tsp each smoked paprika and dried oregano
  • Pinch of sugar substitute (optional)
  • 1/4 cup white wine or dry vermouth
  • 4 oz feta cheese crumbled
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • Fresh parsley and chili flakes to serve

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425F (220C).
  • Saute onion in olive oil over medium heat until soft. Add garlic, paprika, and oregano. Cook 1 minute.
  • Add wine and cook 1 minute. Add crushed tomatoes and sweetener if using. Simmer 10 minutes until thickened.
  • Arrange shrimp in a single layer in a baking dish. Pour tomato sauce over shrimp.
  • Scatter feta generously over the top.
  • Bake 12-15 minutes until shrimp are pink and feta is slightly golden. Scatter parsley and chili flakes and serve from the dish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 320kcal | Protein: 34g | Fat: 16g | Fiber: 2.5g
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Health Benefits

  • Shrimp are one of the highest-protein, lowest-calorie seafoods available, with exceptional levels of iodine for thyroid function and astaxanthin — a carotenoid antioxidant 6,000 times more potent than vitamin C.
  • Tomatoes cooked in olive oil release significantly more lycopene than raw tomatoes due to the heat and fat.
  • Feta adds probiotics, calcium, and conjugated linoleic acid.

Pairs Well With

  • Tomato-Cucumber Salad with Herb Oil
  • Horta Vrasta — Greek Wild Greens
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