Orzo pasta with shrimp
Orzo pasta with shrimp

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Orzo pasta with shrimp is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Orzo pasta with shrimp is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have orzo pasta with shrimp using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

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

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. 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, and it's absolutely magical!

Instructions to make Orzo pasta with shrimp:
  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.

I think you'll be excited with all the amazing Mediterranean flavors in this dish. Yes, it really comes together in a single pot. Even the uncooked orzo gets cooked right in there! Stir in tomatoes, peas, lemon juice and shrimp. Add orzo pasta and cook according to package directions.

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