Recipe: Yummy Orzo pasta with shrimp

Orzo pasta with shrimp. The universal appeal of shrimp scampi, frankly, isn't the shrimp but the pan sauce: garlicky butter lightened with white wine and bursts of lemon, parsley and red-pepper flakes. Scampi is often tossed with pasta or served with crusty bread, but this version instead uses quick-cooking orzo. Easy! 🍔 Subscribe for more recipes.

Add orzo pasta and cook according to package directions. Allow mixture to boil again, then add shrimp. Have you tried shrimp with orzo before? You can have Orzo pasta with shrimp using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Orzo pasta with shrimp

1. Prepare 1 bag of frozen shrimp, defrosted and cleaned.
2. Prepare 1.5 cups of orzo pasta.
3. Prepare 1 of small can of tomatoes, I used chipotle seasoned.
4. Prepare 1/2 cup of frozen peas, defrosted.
5. Prepare 1 of lemon juice.
6. You need 1 of chopped shallot.
7. You need 1.5 cups of chicken broth.
8. You need 1.5 cups of water.
9. You need of Olive oil.
10. You need of Grated parmesan.
11. You need of Marinating shrimp:.
12. You need 1 tbsp of garlic podwer.
13. Prepare 2 tbsp of cumin powder.
14. You need 1 tbsp of red chilli powder.
15. You need of Juice of 1 lime.
16. Prepare of Salt.

Just one pot of pure comfort food. Well, it's a fast cooking kind of pasta. It looks like rice, but it's not. I have been cooking shrimp with orzo for years.

Orzo pasta with shrimp instructions

1. Marinate the shrimp with the spices above mentioned in a bowl..
2. Take a wide bottomed pan, add olive oil, fry the chopped shallots and garlic until brown..
3. Add the uncooked orzo and fry till few of them turn little brown..
4. Add the broth and water,peas to the pan and bring it to boil.once it comes to boil, simmer it and cook it covered for 10 to 12 minutes..
5. Once the orzo is cooked, add the tomatoes and mix well..
6. Cook for few minutes and set a side. Mix in the lemon juice..
7. In a separate pan, cooked the shrimp with little oil, let all the water evaporate and cook however you like. If you like juicy, I suggest cooking for 5to6 mins after the water evaporates..
8. Once shrimp is cooked., arrange them on top of the orzo pasta in a bowl.
9. If you like, u can add bacon crumbles too..

My kids love Pasta and Broccoli, sometimes I make it as a main dish, but also makes a great side dish using any small pasta shape like orzo or ditalini which worked great in this. Tender, hearty and flavorful, this recipe is one of my favorites! Garlic and a splash of lemon add to the fresh taste and heart-healthy benefits of shrimp. —Sarah Hummel, Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Add shrimp and toss to coat. Melt butter in a pot over medium-high heat.