Orzo pasta with shrimp. Diced tomatoes (yes, out of a can) combined with lots of garlic; shallots; white wine and lemon juice makes a simple sauce in which the shrimp bathes. And just as you expect of pasta, here orzo serves as the perfect bed for the glorious shrimp. Stir in pasta, tomatoes, cilantro, parsley and lemon juice continue to cook until all is heated through.

Ingredients of Orzo pasta with shrimp

1. Prepare 1 bag of frozen shrimp, defrosted and cleaned.
2. You need 1.5 cups of orzo pasta.
3. You need 1 of small can of tomatoes, I used chipotle seasoned.
4. It’s 1/2 cup of frozen peas, defrosted.
5. Prepare 1 of lemon juice.
6. You need 1 of chopped shallot.
7. Prepare 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. It’s of Marinating shrimp:.
12. You need 1 tbsp of garlic podwer.
13. Prepare 2 tbsp of cumin powder.
14. Prepare 1 tbsp of red chilli powder.
15. It’s of Juice of 1 lime.
16. Prepare of Salt.

Allow mixture to boil again, then add shrimp. Toss to combine and spread out in a single layer. Yes, it really comes together in a single pot. Even the uncooked orzo gets cooked right in there!

Orzo pasta with shrimp step by step

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..

Stir in tomatoes, peas, lemon juice and shrimp. Have you tried shrimp with orzo before? Just one pot of pure comfort food. Well, it's a fast cooking kind of pasta. It looks like rice, but it's not.