Indulge in the Mediterranean flavors of Feta Shrimp Pasta, a delightful dish that combines succulent shrimp, tangy feta cheese, and vibrant sun-dried tomatoes in a creamy tomato sauce. This easy-to-make pasta dish is not only incredibly flavorful but also versatile, with three variations to suit your preferences. Whether you prefer a classic tomato sauce, a creamy Alfredo sauce, or a light and flavorful broth-based sauce, this recipe offers something for everyone.
Options:
Classic Tomato Sauce: This version features a rich and flavorful tomato sauce made with fresh tomatoes, garlic, and herbs. The tangy feta cheese and juicy shrimp add a delightful contrast to the sweet tomatoes.
Creamy Alfredo Sauce: Craving a creamy and indulgent pasta dish? This variation uses a luscious Alfredo sauce made with heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, and garlic. The creamy sauce pairs perfectly with the briny shrimp and salty feta.
Light Broth-Based Sauce: For a lighter and healthier option, this variation uses a flavorful broth-based sauce. The vegetable broth, white wine, and herbs create a delicate and aromatic sauce that complements the delicate flavors of the shrimp and feta.
No matter which variation you choose, this Feta Shrimp Pasta is sure to impress your taste buds with its harmonious blend of Mediterranean flavors.
SHRIMP AND FETA CHEESE PASTA
Steps:
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Cook shrimp, garlic and white wine for 5 minutes, or until shrimp is pink. Remove shrimp with slotted spoon and set aside.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- While pasta is cooking, cook tomatoes with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, oregano and basil over medium heat in wine mixture until tender, 10 minutes.
- Toss hot pasta with shrimp, tomato sauce and feta. Feta will melt slightly. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 603.1 calories, Carbohydrate 75.2 g, Cholesterol 168.2 mg, Fat 19.5 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 32.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 763.3 mg, Sugar 4.5 g
GREEK STYLE PASTA WITH SHRIMP AND FETA
Make and share this Greek Style Pasta With Shrimp and Feta recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Papa D 1946-2012
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
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.
FIRE ROASTED TOMATO AND FETA PASTA WITH SHRIMP
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the shrimp, and cook until opaque, about 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in the tomatoes and heat through. Season with basil, salt and pepper.
- Toss the cooked pasta in the sauce, and sprinkle with crumbled feta to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 702.1 calories, Carbohydrate 94.8 g, Cholesterol 110.9 mg, Fat 23.4 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 31.8 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 1353.9 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
GREEK PASTA SALAD WITH SHRIMP, TOMATOES, ZUCCHINI, PEPPERS, AND FETA
The ideal outdoor meal: this colorful main-course pasta salad chock-full of protein, vegetables and bold flavorings. For fresh flavor and peak texture, toss the salad right before serving. Pack the dressing in a jar and the salad ingredients in a gallon-sized zipper bag. When ready to serve, drizzle on the dressing, close the bag and squeeze it all over until the dressing completely coats the salad. Pour into a serving bowl.
Provided by Ben S.
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Zucchini Salad Recipes
Time 1h22m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- To make the vinaigrette, whisk together the rice wine vinegar, mustard, garlic, pinch of salt, and pepper; slowly pour in 2/3 cup olive oil, whisking constantly. Pour into a jar with a tight-fitting lid to transport it to the picnic.
- Adjust oven rack to highest position and turn broiler on high. Toss zucchini and bell pepper with 2 tablespoons olive oil and salt and pepper to taste, and arrange on a large baking sheet with sides. Broil until spotty brown, 8 to 10 minutes, turning zucchini slices and pepper halves once. Set aside in a large bowl to cool, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Bring 1 gallon of water and 2 tablespoons of salt to boil. Add pasta; boil using package times, until just tender. Drain thoroughly (do not rinse) and dump onto the baking sheet. Set aside to cool.
- Put vegetables, pasta and remaining ingredients (except dressing) in the bowl or a gallon-sized zipper bag (can be refrigerated for several hours). When ready to serve, add dressing; toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 802.3 calories, Carbohydrate 65.8 g, Cholesterol 184.9 mg, Fat 45.7 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 33.6 g, SaturatedFat 11.6 g, Sodium 3397.5 mg, Sugar 6.1 g
TOMATO AND SHRIMP PASTA WITH FETA
Give tomato sauce a Greek twist by adding Kalamata olives, feta cheese, capers, and oregano.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes Shrimp Recipes
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Set a large pot of salted water to boil. In a medium saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Add onion and garlic. Cook until soft, 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and oregano. Cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, olives, and capers, if using. Cook, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon, until sauce thickens, 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Reserve 2/3 cup tomato sauce for Baked Shrimp.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta until al dente; drain. Add 2 tablespoons oil to pot and heat over medium-high. Add 3/4 pound shrimp and cook until opaque throughout, 1 to 2 minutes. Return pasta to pot and add tomato sauce; stir to combine. Serve pasta topped with 4 ounces crumbled feta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 655 g, Fat 22 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 32 g
ZESTY FETA AND SHRIMP SUMMER PASTA SALAD
This refreshing summer salad is quickly prepared and always pleases a crowd. I like to eat it cold.
Provided by COLLEENMARIE13
Categories Salad Seafood Salad Recipes Shrimp Salad Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place the chicken in a baking dish, and roast 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until juices run clear. Remove from heat, cool, and cut into bite-size pieces.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add farfalle pasta, cook 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain. Cool to room temperature.
- In a large bowl, mix the chicken, pasta, shrimp, olives, tomatoes, carrots, and cucumber. Toss with balsamic vinegar and feta cheese, and season with salt-free seasoning blend.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370.7 calories, Carbohydrate 50.2 g, Cholesterol 90.8 mg, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 23.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 396.8 mg, Sugar 4.7 g
SHRIMP AND FETA WITH PASTA
Delicious shrimp meal. Yummy on a cold day. Any pasta can be used in place of the orzo.
Provided by Kathryn Griffin Roberts
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Shrimp
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Mix tomatoes in juice, water, wine, oregano, and salt into onion mixture; cook and stir until sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Mix shrimp into sauce and cook until shrimp are cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir feta cheese and parsley into sauce; serve over orzo.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 576.2 calories, Carbohydrate 52.4 g, Cholesterol 284.1 mg, Fat 18.4 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 41.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 1230.3 mg, Sugar 9.2 g
GREEK PASTA SALAD WITH SHRIMP, ZUCCHINI, TOMATOES AND FETA
If you love Greek food then you might want to give this recipe a try, this is not your average everyday salad the zucchini, eggplant and bell peppers are broiled firstly, you may adjust the veggie amounts slightly or double the complete recipe, to save some time you can broil the zucchini and bell pepper and cook the pasta shells up to a day ahead, you may omit the eggplant and use two zucchini if desired
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Vegetable
Time 45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For the vinaigrette; in a blender process vinegar with mustard, garlic and salt for about 5 seconds.
- Slowly drizzle in the oil until blended.
- Add in honey or sugar if desired, then season with black pepper to taste.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Adjust oven rack to the top position.
- Place the zucchini slices, yellow bell pepper halves and cubed eggplant onto a greased baking sheet.
- Drizzle the oil over veggies and and toss with hands to coat.
- Lightly season both sides with salt and black pepper.
- Broil for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned, turning over once.
- Cool then cut into bite-size pieces; place into a large bowl (DO NOT clean the baking sheet, you will cool the cooked pasta on it).
- Boil the pasta shells in a large pot of boiling salted water until just al dente; drain but DO NOT rinse; spread onto the baking sheet that you broiled the veggies on; set aside and cool.
- Place the cooled pasta into the bowl that has the cooked chopped zucchini and bell peppers in, then add in cooked shrimp, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, red onion and dried oregano; toss well to combine.
- Season with lots black pepper.
- At this point you may add in the dressing; toss to combine then season with salt and pepper, or you may add in the dressing before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 736, Fat 36.9, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 137.4, Sodium 655.5, Carbohydrate 70.9, Fiber 7.3, Sugar 7.1, Protein 31.4
SHRIMP AND FETA CHEESE PASTA
SO delicious and easy! You will definitely feel like you're eating a gourmet meal! (found somewhere on the net a while back...)
Provided by jovigirl
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 25m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Cook shrimp, garlic and white wine for 5 minutes, or until shrimp is pink. Remove shrimp with slotted spoon and set aside.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- While pasta is cooking, cook tomatoes with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, oregano and basil over medium heat in wine mixture until tender, 10 minutes.
- Toss hot pasta with shrimp, tomato sauce and feta. Feta will melt slightly. Serve.
SHRIMP,ARTICHOKE AND FETA PASTA
this is a fabulous shrimp pasta that i came up with as a change to our usual pasta dinners. i hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Provided by polly salama
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- combine all the ingredients except pasta including the marinade from the artichokes.
- stir well.
- cook the pasta and toss with the shrimp mixture.
- serve and enjoy!
SHRIMP PASTA SALAD WITH FETA, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND OLIVES
Our favorite pasta salad chock-full of things we love! Can be made without the shrimp, but with the shrimp you've only got to add a loaf of crusty bread for a perfect make-ahead summer meal. Cooking time includes 1 hour cooling and 1 hour chilling time.
Provided by FlemishMinx
Categories Cheese
Time 2h45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Blend first 5 ingredients in a blender or food processor briefly, just until the sun-dried tomatoes are coarsely chopped.
- Add this dressing to the drained HOT pasta in a large bowl.
- Toss to coat well.
- Cool, stirring occasionally.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Cover and chill.
SHRIMP, TOMATO AND FETA WITH PASTA
Categories Pasta Shellfish Quick & Easy Boil
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Boil water for pasta in a covered pot. Clean scallions and cut into thirds. With food processor running, put fresh thyme and scallions through feed tube and chop. Add feta and cottage cheese to processor bowl, and process to make a creamy sauce. When pasta water boils, add shrimp and cook one to two minutes, depending on size of shrimp. Wash tomatoes and coarsely chop. Combine with sauce in serving bowl. Season with pepper. When shrimp are cooked, remove from water with a slotted spoon. Keep water at a simmer in the pot. Combine shrimp with cheese sauce. Return water to a hard boil and cook pasta one to two minutes. Drain and stir into sauce. Serve with a green salad or sliced cucumber and red bell peppers seasoned with cumin and olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Makes 3 servings.
PASTA WITH FETA CHEESE, SHRIMP AND BROCCOLI RECIPE
Provided by hockey
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In med. bowl, combine oil, chicken stock, crumbled feta cheese and black pepper. Mix well. Crush garlic in press, add to feta sauce and set aside. Cook pasta according to directions. Drain pasta, add shrimp and broccoli. Place in large bowl and toss with feta sauce.
FETA SHRIMP PASTA
Quick and delicious; add spinach or broccoli for a dinner all in one dish.
Provided by ESTEPHAN
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place pasta in the pot, cook 4 minutes, until al dente, and drain. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Place onion in the skillet and cook until tender. Stir in shrimp, and cook 3 minutes, or until opaque. Mix in feta cheese, and continue cooking 1 minute. Toss with the pasta and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 246.1 calories, Carbohydrate 31.9 g, Cholesterol 63.5 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 12.7 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 343.6 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh shrimp, tangy feta cheese, and flavorful veggies make all the difference in this dish. Don't skimp on quality, as it will reflect in the final product.
- Cook the shrimp perfectly: Overcooked shrimp are tough and rubbery, so be careful not to overcook them. Shrimp are done cooking when they turn opaque and pink, and the meat flakes easily with a fork.
- Don't overcrowd the pan: When cooking the shrimp, make sure not to overcrowd the pan. This will prevent them from cooking evenly and could make them rubbery.
- Use a flavorful sauce: The sauce is what brings this dish together, so make sure it's packed with flavor. The recipe in the article features a creamy tomato sauce, but you can also use a white wine sauce or a simple olive oil and garlic sauce.
- Add some fresh herbs: Fresh herbs like basil, parsley, or oregano can add a pop of color and flavor to the dish. Stir them in just before serving for the best results.
Conclusion:
This feta shrimp pasta is a quick and easy weeknight meal that's packed with flavor. It's perfect for busy families or anyone who loves a delicious and satisfying meal. With its creamy tomato sauce, tender shrimp, and salty feta cheese, this dish is sure to be a hit with everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy dinner idea, give this feta shrimp pasta a try. You won't be disappointed!
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