Name: Shrimp Orzo Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Orzo pasta - 8 ounces; Pesto, divided - 1 tablespoon; Extra-virgin olive oil, divided - 3 tablespoons; Frozen cooked shrimp, thawed - 2 cups; Diced red bell pepper - ½ cup; Capers - 1 teaspoon; Dried oregano - ¼ teaspoon; Garlic powder - ¼ teaspoon; Red pepper flakes - ¼ teaspoon; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - ¼ teaspoon; Grated Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup; Olive oil, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Shrimp Orzo Pesto

1. Orzo pasta 8 ounces

2. Pesto, divided 1 tablespoon

3. Extra-virgin olive oil, divided 3 tablespoons

4. Frozen cooked shrimp, thawed 2 cups

5. Diced red bell pepper ½ cup

6. Capers 1 teaspoon

7. Dried oregano ¼ teaspoon

8. Garlic powder ¼ teaspoon

9. Red pepper flakes ¼ teaspoon

10. Salt and ground black pepper to taste ¼ teaspoon

11. Grated Parmesan cheese ¼ cup

12. Olive oil, or to taste 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Shrimp Orzo Pesto

1 . Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in boiling water, occasionally stirring until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl; mix 2 teaspoons pesto and 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil into orzo.

2 . Stage

Heat remaining tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet; cook and stir shrimp, red bell pepper, and capers in hot oil until shrimp is heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir remaining teaspoon pesto, oregano, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper into shrimp mixture; cook and stir until combined, 1 to 2 minutes.

3 . Stage

Mix orzo into shrimp mixture; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and drizzle with olive oil. Stephenie Labandz