Prawn Saganaki

Prawn Saganaki

The best-known Greek saganaki is a fried cheese appetizer prepared in a small frying pan. We're raising the bar, adding prawns and fresh feta!

Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
35 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Calories
341 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Step 2
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir tomato paste into onion mixture; cook and stir for 1 minute.
Step 3
Pour wine into tomato mixture; simmer until liquid is reduced by about half, about 5 minutes. Stir tomato sauce into wine mixture and simmer until mixture is thick, about 10 minutes.
Step 4
Spread tomato mixture into the base of a 6-cup baking dish; top with prawns and sprinkle evenly with feta cheese.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until prawns are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 10 minutes; top with parsley.
Prawn Saganaki
Prawn Saganaki
Prawn Saganaki
Prawn Saganaki

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 0.5 cup white wine
  • 1 (13.5 ounce) jar tomato and olive pasta sauce (such as Papayiannides® Tomato &
  • 1.5 pounds prawns, peeled and deveined, tail on
  • 0.5 cup crumbled Greek feta cheese

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