Greek Shrimp with Rigatoni

5.00 (9)
⏱ 40 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Greek

This flavourful Greek pasta combines fresh shrimp with a vibrant sauce of tomatoes, white wine, basil, and oregano. The prawns are quickly seared before being baked under a layer of crumbled feta cheese. The finished shrimp and sauce mixture is then spooned over cooked rigatoni pasta for a satisfying meal. It's a delicious combination of Mediterranean ingredients ready in about 40 minutes.

Greek Shrimp with Rigatoni

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
  • 2 cups peeled cubed tomatoes, preferably fresh,about one pound whole
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1 1/2 lbs fresh medium-sized shrimp, about 48,peeled,deveined,leaving the last tail segment on
  • 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 lb crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/3 lb ziti pasta or 1/3 lb spiral shaped pasta

Method

  1. Set your oven to heat to 400 degrees.
  2. Warm 1 Tablespoon of the olive oil in a skillet and stir in the chopped garlic.
  3. After a brief stir, incorporate the cubed tomatoes.
  4. Let this cook for about one minute before pouring in the white wine and adding the salt, pepper, basil, and oregano.
  5. Allow the sauce to simmer for about 10 minutes.
  6. Season the prepared shrimp with salt and pepper.
  7. In a separate large skillet, heat the remaining 4 Tablespoons of oil and add the shrimp.
  8. Cook the shrimp for about 1 minute, just until their colour changes to red.
  9. Scatter the red pepper flakes over the cooked shrimp.
  10. Transfer the shrimp along with any cooking juices into a small baking dish.
  11. Cover the shrimp with the crumbled feta cheese.
  12. Pour the prepared tomato sauce over the shrimp and cheese layer.
  13. Place the dish in the oven to bake for 10 minutes.
  14. While the shrimp bakes, prepare the rigatoni pasta according to its package instructions and drain it.
  15. Ensure the pasta is not overcooked.
  16. Plate the cooked rigatoni and top it with the baked shrimp and sauce mixture.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1612700 mg

Recipe details

CategoryGreek
AuthorJudy from Hawaii