Recipe: Baked Shrimp with Feta Cheese

Baked Shrimp with Feta Cheese

1 teaspoon olive oil
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 garlic cloves, minced
Cooking spray
1/2 cup dry white wine
3 cups diced plum tomato (about 3/4 pound)
3/4 cup (3 ounces) finely crumbled feta cheese
4 cups hot cooked linguine (about 8 ounces uncooked pasta)
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oregano and the next 4 ingredients (oregano through garlic); saut for 3 minutes. Spoon the shrimp mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

Add wine to skillet; cook over low heat until reduced to 1/4 cup (about 3 minutes). Stir in tomato, and pour over the shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with cheese, and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Serve mixture over pasta, and sprinkle with parsley.

YIELD: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup shrimp mixture, 1 cup pasta, and 1 tablespoon parsley)
NUTRITIONAL INFO
calories: 404 carbohydrates: 51.8 g cholesterol: 148 mg fat: 8.7 g sodium: 677 mg protein: 29 g calcium: 182 mg iron: 5.5 mg fiber: 3.1 g

Published: Cooking Light- 06/01/00