Mediterranean
Shrimp Orzo
Shrimp Orzo is Mediterranean home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb large shrimp
- 1.5 cups orzo
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 15 oz crushed tomatoes
- 3/4 cup crumbled feta
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 3/4 tsp salt
How to cook it
- Cook the orzo in salted boiling water until al dente, then drain it.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a skillet and soften the onion and garlic, about 5 minutes.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, red pepper flakes, and salt and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the shrimp and cook until just pink, about 4 minutes.
- Fold the orzo into the sauce, then scatter the feta over the top.
- Cover briefly to warm the feta, then finish with parsley and serve.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Shrimp Orzo carries dairy, gluten, and shellfish. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Baked Falafel Plate |
| Gluten | Yes | Baked Falafel Plate |
| Shellfish | Yes | Baked Falafel Plate |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- High
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Meat or fish, Grains, Dairy, and Vegetables
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Shrimp Orzo takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on shrimp, orzo, and feta.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from the United States.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
Dinejot plans breakfast, lunch and dinner as whole plates, built around the cooking you call home and filtered for the allergies at your table.
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