Penne With Shrimp, Feta and Olives

 

Makes: 4 servings

Prep 15 mins Cook 20 mins

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Ingredients

• 1 cup of penne pasta
• 300 grams medium shrimp (about 13 to 15), peeled and deveined, tails removed
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
• 1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 medium head fennel, quartered, cored and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 1 can crushed tomatoes
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped pitted green olives
• 1/4 cup feta, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons fresh oregano

Directions

1. Cook penne according to package directions, reserving 1 cup pasta water; drain.
2. Meanwhile, pat shrimp dry and season with salt and pepper to taste. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook until pink in the middle, about 3 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a plate and set aside.
3. Return skillet to stove and heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add garlic, onion and fennel; season with salt and pepper to taste; and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in wine, scraping the bottom of skillet. Stir in tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in olives, shrimp and penne, adding reserved pasta water as needed to loosen sauce. Sprinkle with feta and oregano