We’re flying to Florida today! Actually, as you read this, we’re well on our way! If you see two very exhausted looking people hanging out in the O’Hare airport, that’s us waiting for our layover.
Our first flight leaves at 6 am. I am so glad that we live close to the airport. . .we get to sleep in until the last possible minute!
I’m going to be at Food Blog Forum this weekend in Orlando, so we decided to extend the trip a little and make it into a vacation. . .so looking forward to it!
There will be warm weather and lots of sun. Two things that we don’t have a lot of around here! Be ready for lots of palm trees and sunsets to flood my Instagram feed! 🙂
The last couple of weeks we have been thinking about all of the fresh seafood we are going to enjoy. While the shrimp was frozen, this dish was a pretty good way to start getting our seafood fix!
The light, fresh flavors of lemon and parsley make this lemon pepper shrimp orzo a great warm weather dish.
The shrimp is sauteed in butter and tossed with sauteed garlic, fresh lemon juice, and ground black pepper. It’s served on a bed of orzo that is filled with fresh parsley and more lemon juice and pepper.
If that doesn’t sound good to you, how about the fact that this dish comes together in under 30 minutes?! Keep this dish in mind for the next time you are rushing to get dinner on the table!
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- 2 C cooked orzo
- 3½ tbsp fresh lemon juice, divided
- 2 tbsp fresh curly parsley, chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1½ pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Stir together orzo, 1½ tablespoons lemon juice, parsley, salt, ½ tsp black pepper. Keep warm
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add half of shrimp and saute for about 2 minutes or until shrimp is almost done. Remove shrimp to a plate. Add remaining shrimp and saute for 2 minutes and remove shrimp to plate.
- Add remaining tablespoon butter to skillet. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until garlic starts to brown. Stir constantly to prevent scorching. Add shrimp, remaining lemon juice, and remaining black pepper. Stir until shrimp is coated. Cook for another minute or until shrimp is done.
- Serve shrimp over orzo.
This recipe is adapted from Cooking Light.
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tanya says
Orzo is my absolute favorite pasta, I grew up eating it! Jessica, I look forward to meeting you this weekend!
steph@stephsbitebybite says
I hope you have a great trip! We go to Florida every June for my husband’s work conference, but ow that I have a little newborn I’ll be staying home 🙁 I’ll have to drown my sorrows in this orzo!
Tieghan says
I love this! It looks so good and orzo is my favorite!
Elaine @ Cooking to Perfection says
This looks delicious! I love shrimp and have been craving it now that warmer weather and beach season is right around the corner. Have a fantastic trip!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Have fun at the conference I’m jealous! This orzo look so good, I love orzo!
Meagan @ A Zesty Bite says
YAY! Hopefully we get to meet this weekend! I’m flying in on Friday morning!
liz says
Have a great time in Florida with all that sunshine and warmth!
Julia says
What a beautiful dish! I love how light it is–perfect for summer.
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Yay, so exciting!! Enjoy Florida so much, Jessica. Thanks for leaving us with this summery, scrumptious looking orzo meal!
Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef says
this looks fantiastic! i love orzo 🙂
Tracey says
Shrimp and orzo – two of my very favorite things! Hope you made it to Florida safely, can’t wait to meet you in a few days 🙂
Cassie | Bake Your Day says
Have a blast this weekend! And I could not love this more! simple shrimp dishes have been my go-to lately!
Anna @ Hidden Ponies says
Oooh, have fun at the conference! This is a perfect weeknight meal, love it.
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
Wow this looks so yummy for summer! I love shrimp!
Bree {Skinny Mommy} says
How fun! I can’t wait to hear about the forum and have a great trip! This orzo looks fabulous 🙂
Ramona says
Have fun at the forum!! This looks like a perfect dish to get ready for a vacation. Love shrimp and the orzo together. 🙂
Nicole says
This dish looks great. Have fun in Florida – I’m now following on IG so I can be jealous of your vacation!
Kathy says
This looks so light and delicious!
miss messy says
Enjoy florida! This looks yummy! 🙂
Suzanne says
I hope you had fun at the food blogger Conf. What’s not to love about Orlando, Disney and Food! I love this recipe here for orzo and it’s a must try for me ASAP.
Nik@ABrownTable says
Orzo and shrimp – the whole plate looks delectable! Love it.
Rebecca {foodie with family} says
I think if I served this for dinner, I would be lifted up on everyone’s shoulders afterward! 😀
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
I JUST had orzo for the first time (actually with shrimp too!) and it was so good! Can’t wait to try this! Pinned!
Deanna Ellisor says
This recipe is a keeper. I sautéed the garlic and shrimp together in one large skillet, adding the garlic at the very end. I mixed the other ingredients in the pot I boiled the orzo in so I only had two dirty pots to wash. I love the mixture of flavors.
Margo Crane says
Very good ~~ very easy. I added some asparagus that I had on hand. Broccoli would be a good addition as well.
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction says
So glad you liked it! Love the idea of adding asparagus!