Mediterranean Shrimp Dinner – One Pan Recipe

Mediterranean Shrimp Dinner is one of the best one-pan meals I’ve had in a long time. Buttery-roasted Yukon potatoes are super creamy and cook quickly. Fennel bulbs have a signature sweet, licorice but mild flavor that’s the perfect compliment to the briny shrimp. Add feta cheese, garlic-y shallots, and Kalamata olives?

Well, it only gets better- Seasoned with oregano, lemon zest, fresh parsley and just the perfect amount of olive oil to help crisp up the veggies and meld all the Mediterranean flavors. I promise you’re going to love this recipe.

Let’s talk about this recipe’s most important ingredient. Perfectly cooked shrimp. Since shrimp cooks so quickly, it easily goes from amazing and tender to rubber-ruined. But look how easy it is to get this right…

Layer the veggies and olives on the baking sheet tossed with olive oil, salt, pepper, and big cloves of garlic. In less than 30 minutes, the potatoes are perfectly tender, plus the oven-roasting adds a bit of char to the edges of the potatoes, fennel and shallots.

Last but super quick, the shrimp is tossed with oil, oregano, and lemon zest. Then layer it on top. Toss on a nice helping of feta and place the pan back in the oven for just a few minutes more, until the shrimp is pink, about six minutes. You seriously cannot get this wrong. Okay, if you overcook the shrimp it’s going to be VERY wrong. Which is why quickly oven-baked shrimp is tender, flavorful, perfect, shrimp. The oregano and lemon zest add such yumminess to the shrimp, they don’t need any sear or charring for great flavor.

Beautiful and easy, just serve it in the pan with lemon wedges on the side. Mediterranean Shrimp Dinner doesn’t need a lot of accompaniments either. A quick salad of sliced cucumbers and tomatoes tossed in oil and balsamic vinegar. A perfect weeknight meal, but this one is company-worthy as well. Give this a try, you’re family’s going to want it again and again!

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Mediterranean Shrimp Dinner - One Pan Recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

32 mins

Total Time

42 mins

 

The shrimp will bake to perfection with this method, not over or under-cooked, just watch the color for doneness. Also a yummy side dish, just leave off the shrimp! But speaking of shrimp, be sure to get good quality large (20-30) or extra large (15-20) shrimp.

Course: One pan

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Servings: 4 -6

Calories: 341 kcal

Author: Good Dinner Mom

Ingredients

• 4 or 5 medium sized Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/2-inch thick
• 2 fennel bulbs, stalks discarded, bulbs halved lengthwise and cut into 1-inch-thick wedges through stem end
• 2 large shallots, top and bottom cut off, sliced lengthwise into 1-inch-thick wedges
• 2 garlic cloves smashed and cut in half
• 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, halved
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus extra for drizzling
• Salt and pepper
• 1 to 2 pounds large or jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined (if desired), and tails removed
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest, plus lemon wedges for serving
• 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 450F degrees. Toss potatoes, fennel, shallots, garlic, kalamata olives, and 2 tablespoons of the oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper together in a bowl. Spread vegetables in single layer on rimmed baking sheet and roast until just tender, about 25 minutes.
2. Pat shrimp dry with paper towels. Toss shrimp, oregano, lemon zest, remaining 1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper together in bowl.
3. Scatter shrimp and feta over top of roasted veggies and olives. Return to oven and roast until shrimp are cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.
4. Sprinkle parsley over top and drizzle extra oil.
5. Serve with lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts

Mediterranean Shrimp Dinner - One Pan Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 341 Calories from Fat 171

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 19g 29%

Saturated Fat 6g 30%

Cholesterol 25mg 8%

Sodium 660mg 28%

Potassium 1269mg 36%

Total Carbohydrates 34g 11%

Dietary Fiber 9g 36%

Sugars 2g

Protein 10g 20%

Vitamin A 10.6%

Vitamin C 46.3%

Calcium 28.3%

Iron 40.7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Recipe adapted from Cook’s Country Magazine.