Ziti Baked With Shrimp And Feta Cheese Greek Style Food

GREEK STYLE PASTA WITH SHRIMP AND FETA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Cut onion into thin slices and mince garlic cloves.
• In a large skillet, warm the olive oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the onion and garlic and cook until the mixture is golden, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, oregano, basil and pepper, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat , breaking up the tomatoes with a spoon. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, while you cook the pasta and prepare the shrimp.
• Add the pasta to the boiloing water and cook until al dente 10 to 12 minutes, or according to package directions .
• Shell and devein the shrimp.
• Uncover the sauce and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Add the olives and half the feta cheese and stir to combine.
• Drain the pasta and serve topped with the shrimp and sauce. Garnish each serving with remaining feta cheese.

BAKED SHRIMP WITH FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet.
• Add salt, red peppers, shrimp and garlic.
• Saute for 3 minutes.
• Spoon this mixture into an 11 x 7 baking dish.
• Pour wine in skillet.
• Cook over low heat until reduced in half, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, then pour over shrimp mixture.
• Sprinkle feta cheese over shrimp/wine mixture.
• Bake at 350* for 10 minutes.
• Pour shrimp mixture over pasta and serve.

GREEK-SPICED BAKED SHRIMP

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.

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.

BAKED ZITI WITH FETA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
• Cook the ziti according to package directions. Drain well, then put in the prepared baking dish.
• Crumble the feta into small pieces.
• Beat the egg whites until frothy.
• Beat the egg yolks in a separate bowl.
• Folk the yolks gently into the whites; then add the milk, feta and shallot.
• Pour the egg mixture over the pasta, then top with the grated cheese.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown and the sides are bubbly.
• Let cool for a few minutes before serving.

GREEK BAKED SHRIMP WITH FETA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Remove shells from shrimp, leaving last segment and tail intact; remove vein.
• Rinse and dry.
• In a pan saute onion in oil until transparent, (adding a few drops of water if necessary), add garlic and green onion and cook 2 minutes more.
• To the onions add the tomatoes, wine, half the parsley, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes until thickened.
• Pour half the sauce into a shallow casserole, and arrange the shrimp on top.
• Pour the rest of the sauce on, and sprinkle crumbled feta over the shrimp.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until prawns are pink and feta is lightly browned.
• Garnish with remaining parsley and serve.

BAKED ZITI FETA PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a 9 x 13 mix together the grape tomatoes, olive oil, minced garlic, rosemary, oregano, salt, and pepper.
• Nestle the block of Feta cheese in the middle of the grape tomatoes. Bake the tomatoes and Feta for 45 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven. Turn down the temperature to 350. Mash the Feta and roasted tomatoes.
• Add the cooked ziti pasta and chiffonaded basil. Fold together to combine.
• Sprinkle the top with mozzarella cheese.
• Return to the oven for 10 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle with a little additional basil. Enjoy!