This easy to make baked shrimp oreganata is made with shrimp, white wine, lemon juice and herbs baked with seasoned breadcrumbs until golden brown.

Baked Shrimp Oreganata

From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito

This baked shrimp oreganata is a delicious Italian American dish that’s super easy to make and absolutely delicious.

I love making this shrimp for special occasions like holidays and family get togethers because it looks impressive and is always a huge it.

My family always devours this dish whenever I make it.

This recipe is so versatile, too! It can be served an appetizer, side or main dish if you’d like.

You can also serve these shrimp alone, over pasta, rice or with some sliced Italian bread.

I hope you give this recipe a try. I know that id you do, you’ll love it Jair as much and my family and I do. S

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Baked shrimp oregananta variations

I love this recipe for shrimp oreganata as it is but here are some ways to change it up if you’d like to.

Shrimp- use fresh or frozen (and thawed) shrimp for this recipe of any size. Just be sure they are cleaned and deveined.
Breadcrumbs- I like using seasoned breadcrumbs for this recipe because I think it provides a lot of extra flavor but panko breadcrumbs would absolutely work, too.
Wine- This recipe calls for a little white wine. If you’d prefer not to use it, that’s no problem. Just omit it from the recipe.

Spicy- if you’d like to add a little heat to this recipe you can certainly do that. Try adding some hot pepper flakes to the seasoning and using hot and spicy breadcrumbs for a nice boost of flavor.
Serving- this shrimp recipe can be served as is but can also be served over pasta, rice or along side some sliced Italian bread, too.

What can I serve this baked shrimp oreganata with?

I like to serve this recipe over spaghetti but I’ve also served it over white rice or just with some Italian bread and it was delicious.

The white wine and lemon that the shrimp are baked in creates such a nice sauce to serve over both.

I recommend serving this shrimp oreganata over pasta or rice with a vegetable side dish of your choice.

Here are some great vegetable side dishes that would go perfect with these shrimp.

Bake shrimp oreganata ingredients

Large cleaned & deveined shrimp
White wine
Lemon juice/ zest
Minced garlic
Seasoned bread crumbs
Butter
Olive oil
Fresh parsley, chopped
Salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano

Instructions

First, using a sharp knife, butterfly the shrimp by carefully running a sharp knife along the tail but not cutting completely through it.

Now add the shrimp to a large ziplock bag or bowl.

Then add the olive oil, white wine, minced garlic, salt, pepper, lemon zest, garlic powder and freshly chopped parsley.

Next, mix everything together until it’s evenly combined and place the shrimp in the fridge for a couple of hours or until you’re ready to cook them.

Now, place the shrimp into an oven safe baking dish and top them with lemon juice. You can also add tiny pieces of the lemon itself if you'd like.

Next make the breadcrumb topping by mixing the breadcrumbs and oregano in a medium sized bowl.

Then stir in the olive oil into breadcrumbs until they are the texture of wet sand.

Now sprinkle the breadcrumbs evenly on top of the shrimp.

Next add a few pieces of butter spread out on top of the breadcrumbs.

Then bake the shrimp until they are cooked all the way through and the breadcrumbs and toasted.

Finally, let them cool slightly, serve warm and enjoy.