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One-Pot Lemon Orzo with Shrimp
Risotto's laid-back cousin from the islands.
🍽️ Greek
⏱️ 10 min prep · 20 min cook
👥 Serves 2
📊 Beginner
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Ingredients
- 1 cup orzo
- 12 oz Shrimp
- 3 cups Spinach
- 2½ cups stock
- 1 lemon: zest and juice
- 3 cloves garlic, sliced
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup crumbled feta
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Handful dill or parsley
Method
- Warm the olive oil in a wide pan and cook the garlic and oregano 1 minute. Add the orzo and toast, stirring, until it smells nutty, 2 minutes.
- Pour in the stock and simmer, stirring now and then, 8–10 minutes until the orzo is almost tender and the liquid is creamy.
- Nestle in the Shrimp and the Spinach; cover and cook 4–6 minutes until the Shrimp is just done and the greens have collapsed politely.
- Off heat: lemon zest, lemon juice, and half the feta stirred through. Top with the rest of the feta and herbs. Eat from the pan; we won't tell.
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