Orzo pasta with shrimp Just one pot of pure comfort food. Well, it's a fast cooking kind of pasta. Heat same skillet over medium heat; add garlic and pasta.

Ingredients of Orzo pasta with shrimp

  1. It's 1 bag of frozen shrimp, defrosted and cleaned.
  2. Prepare 1.5 cups of orzo pasta.
  3. You need 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. Prepare 1 of chopped shallot.
  7. It's 1.5 cups of chicken broth.
  8. You need 1.5 cups of water.
  9. It's of Olive oil.
  10. It's of Grated parmesan.
  11. It's of Marinating shrimp:.
  12. It's 1 tbsp of garlic podwer.
  13. Prepare 2 tbsp of cumin powder.
  14. Prepare 1 tbsp of red chilli powder.
  15. Prepare of Juice of 1 lime.
  16. Prepare of Salt.

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..

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add orzo, cilantro and pepper to shrimp mixture; heat through. Also seasoned the shrimp with a little chipotle pepper. It was not soupy and the orzo remained firm. Sprinkled the shrimp on top, then the parm cheese.

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