5 from 6 votes
Camarones a la Veracruzana
This baked shrimp with tomatoes, tomatillos, olives, and capers tastes like Camarones a la Veracruzana at a fancy expensive restaurant, but it is actually very economical to make. This is a wonderful meal for after work when there isn't much time—its easy, healthy, and delicioso.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
31 mins
Total Time
36 mins
Servings:
2
Calories:
464 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 pound Shrimp tail off, peeled, and deveined, raw, large
- 1 cup cherry tomato
- 1 cup tomato sweet, golden variety
- 3 tomatillos husks removed, rinsed, and quartered
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic sliced
- ½ cup onion chopped
- ½ cup green olives sliced, pitted
- 1 tablespoon capers drained
- kosher salt
- black pepper ground
- cilantro fresh, snipped
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large skillet cook tomatoes and tomatillos in hot oil over medium heat about 6 minutes or until softened and skins begin to split. Add garlic and onion and stir about 1 minute or until translucent.
- Remove from heat; stir in olives and capers.
- Transfer to a shallow baking dish.
- Season shrimp with salt and pepper; place shrimp on top of mixture in baking dish and bake uncovered for 25 minutes or until the shrimp are opaque. If you’d like your tomatoes to have an added roasted quality, place under a broiler for 1 minute.
- Sprinkle with cilantro and serve with lime wedges.
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Notes
- If shrimp is not your favorite, this recipe works really well with red snapper or tilapia too.
Nutrition Information
Calories
464kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
49g
(98%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
572mg
(191%)
Sodium
2413mg
(101%)
Potassium
715mg
(15%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1176IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
46mg
(51%)
Calcium
377mg
(38%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 464
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 464kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 49g | 98% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 572mg | 191% |
| Sodium | 2413mg | 101% |
| Potassium | 715mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1176IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 46mg | 51% |
| Calcium | 377mg | 38% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.