Greek Shrimp with Feta Cheese

Mama Mia!  I love Greek food. I created this Greek Shrimp with Feta Cheese after attending our local Greek Festival. I try to go every Memorial Day weekend and one year learned to make Roasted Lamb. This recipe for “Carides Me Feta Ala Plaka” was inspired by a recipe that I found in their church family cookbook.

Enjoy this yummy Greek Shrimp with Feta Cheese recipe

Greek Shrimp with Feta Cheese

Rebecca Forstadt Olkowski

A scrumptious Greek dish fit for a toga party.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 10 mins

Course Entree

Cuisine Greek

Servings 4 -6 servings

Ingredients

  

• 2 LBS Shrimp shelled and deveined
• 1 Lemon squeezed
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 bunch scallions finely chopped
• 2 Tbs Italian parsley fresh finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery finely chopped
• 1 16 oz can chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp Oregano fresh chopped
• 1 large tomato cut into wedges
• 1 cup clam juice
• 1 LB feta cheese crumbled
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup white wine
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Pour freshly squeezed lemon juice over the shrimp in a bowl and set aside.
• In a skillet, saute the scallions, garlic, celery, parsley, and chopped tomatoes in olive oil until tender.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the clam juice and cook for 5 more minutes and then remove from the heat.
• In another pan, saute the shrimp in butter. Add salt and pepper to taste and cook until they are pink.
• Pour the tomato sauce mixture into the bottom of an oven-proof casserole dish. Arrange the tomato wedges in the center of the dish (in a circle). Remove the shrimp from the skillet with a slotted spoon and spread the shrimp around the tomato covering the entire dish.
• Sprinkle oregano over the shrimp.
• Pour the white wine over the shrimp.
• Sprinkle the feta cheese over the shrimp and tomato.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until the Feta is melted and serve.

Although I haven’t been to Greece yet, my daughter has been there twice. She studied on a Greek island during the summer when she was in college. Here she is with two good-looking guys while they were having a toga party.

Have you been to a Greek Festival lately?  What’s your favorite Greek dish?  Please leave a comment below.