Shrimp & Orzo

Shrimp & Orzo

  Ready in : 45 mins

Shrimp & Orzo is a main course that serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 31g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 465 calories. For $3.34 per serving, this recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt & pepper, orzo pasta, fennel bulb, and a few other things to make it today. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 6 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 75%, this dish is pretty good. Similar recipes are Shrimp & Orzo, Shrimp & Orzo, and Shrimp and Orzo.

Ingredients

canned tomatoes

canned tomatoes

28 oz

wine

wine

0.75 c

fennel bulb

fennel bulb

1

feta cheese

feta cheese

6 oz

parsley

parsley

2 T

loves of garlic

loves of garlic

6

lemon wedges

lemon wedges

8 servings

chicken broth

chicken broth

2 c

olive oil

olive oil

3 T

onion

onion

1

oregano

oregano

4 t

orzo pasta

orzo pasta

1 lb

pepper flakes

pepper flakes

0.75 t

salt & pepper

salt & pepper

8 servings

shrimp

shrimp

1.5 lb

water

water

2.5 c

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees f. Season the shrimp with salt & pepper, refrigerate until ready to use. Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish.

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    pepper

    shrimp

    shrimp

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    salt

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    baking pan
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    oven
  2. 2
    Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until the oil is shimmering.

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    dutch oven
    dutch oven
  3. 3
    Add the onion, fennel bulb and 1/2 t. salt. Cook, stirring frequently until the vegetables are softened and starting to brown around the edges, about 10 minutes.

    fennel bulb

    fennel bulb

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    vegetable

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    onion

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    salt

  4. 4
    Add the minced garlic and crushed red pepper flakes, cook and stir until the garlic becomes very fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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    red pepper flakes

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    minced garlic

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    garlic

  5. 5
    Add the orzo to the vegetables, stir to coat the orzo with oil, continue cooking, stirring fairly constantly, about 4 minutes, until the orzo has a toasty aroma.

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    vegetable

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    orzo

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    cooking oil

  6. 6
    Add the wine, cook,stirring constantly, until the liquid evaporates, about 1 minute.

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    wine

  7. 7
    Add the chicken broth, water and 1/4 t. salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, simmer, until the orzo is almost completely tender, about 12 minutes, stirring fairly constantly to prevent sticking and adjusting the heat as necessary to maintain a lively simmer.After the 12 minutes, remove from heat and stir in the shrimp, tomatoes, oregano and 1 T. of the parsley.

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    chicken broth

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    tomato

    oregano

    oregano

    parsley

    parsley

    shrimp

    shrimp

    water

    water

    orzo

    orzo

    salt

    salt

  8. 8
    Transfer to the prepared baking dish, sprinkle with the feta.

    feta cheese

    feta cheese

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    baking pan
  9. 9
    Bake for about 20 minutes, until the shrimp is cooked through and the feta is lightly browned. Before serving, sprinkle with the remaining parsley and the reserved fennel fronds.

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    parsley

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    fennel

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    shrimp

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    feta cheese

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    oven
  10. 10
    Serve with lemon wedges.

    lemon wedge

    lemon wedge