Greek shrimp is an easy and healthy recipe made with tender shrimp cooked in a garlicky cherry tomato sauce with feta cheese. This Mediterranean meal is ready in under 30 minutes making it the perfect weeknight dinner!
Ingredients
3tablespoonsolive oil
½ mediumred onion, minced
6clovesgarlic, minced
4cupscherry tomatoes, cut 1 cup in half and leave the others whole
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. And the onion and saute it until it turns translucent. Stir in the garlic, cherry tomatoes, honey, Greek seasoning, salt, and chili flakes.
3 tablespoons olive oil, ½ medium red onion, 6 cloves garlic, 4 cups cherry tomatoes, 2 teaspoons honey, 1 teaspoon Greek seasoning blend, 1 teaspoon sea salt, ½ teaspoon chili flakes
Heat the sauce until the tomatoes release some of their liquid and start to simmer then lower the heat to medium and continue to cook, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes, until the tomatoes are thick and jammy. Use a wooden spoon to gently squish any whole tomatoes that haven't burst.
Add the shrimp and stir them into the tomato sauce. Cook the shrimp for 2-3 minutes, just until they turn opaque.
1 ½ lb shrimp
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the feta cheese, parsley, and lemon zest.
Our homemade Greek seasoning blend is made with seven pantry-staple spices. In a pinch, you can substitute ½ teaspoon of each dried basil and dried oregano.