Sunday, February 28, 2010

Haven't posted in a long time now; but thought you'd enjoy tonights dinner-one pan only! It was delicious!

Shrimp and Orzo

8 oz. large uncooked shrimp
1 Tb. vegetable oil
1/4 tsp salt and pepper
1/8 tsp sugar
8 oz. orzo pasta
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup clam juice (you can find it with the canned seafood-don't skip this!)
1 lemon ( you'll need to zest abut 1 Tb. and use 1 Tb. juice)
1 cup frozen peas
1 Tb. butter

Peel and devein shrimp. Combine with salt,pepper and sugar to coat. Add oil to large skillet; heat over medium high heat for a couple of minutes. Add shrimp in a single layer. Cook 1 minute then turn over and cook additional 30 sec to 1 minute to cook through. Remove to plate, set aside.
In the same skillet add orzo,garlic, broth and clam juice. Bring to a boil;cover and reduce heat to low. Cook 10-12 minutes until orzo is cooked through.
Remove skillet from heat and stir in peas, butter and squeeze half of the lemon over the top. Arrange shrimp over the top; cover and let stand 5 minutes until shrimp is heated through.
Zest lemon over top of dish.
Serves 4.
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