Editors' Pick
Basil Shrimp with Feta and Orzo
"I got this recipe from Cooking Light."
photo by DianaEatingRichly
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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2-3
ingredients
- 1 regular-size foil oven cooking bag
- cooking spray
- 1⁄2 cup uncooked orzo pasta
- 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 1 cup diced tomato
- 3⁄4 cup sliced scallion
- 1⁄2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1⁄2 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 3⁄4 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh basil
directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Spray the inside of the foil bag with cooking spray and place on a large shallow baking pan.
- Cook the pasta in boiling water for 5 minutes.
- Drain.
- Place the pasta in a large bowl and stir in 1 teaspoon of the oil and the next 7 ingredients.
- Place the orzo mixture in teh foil bag.
- Combine the shrimp and basil.
- Arrange shrimp mixture on the orzo.
- Fold edges of bag to seal.
- Bake at 450 degrees for 25 minutes.
- Cut open the bag with a sharp knife (watch out for the steam) and peel the foil back.
- Drizzle with remaining 1 teaspoon of oil.
- Serve.
Questions & Replies
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Is this a low carb recipe?
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Reviews
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Love the flavors. I made it a second time by skipping the oven and making stovetop in a skillet. Saute shrimp until just shy of done. Remove to a plate. Build the sauce in the same pan and add 1/4 cup white wine. Add the pasta and shrimp and heat through. Add the lemon juice, zest, and basil before serving. -
*ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS* I prepared as written with 1 exception, I also used a foil covered backing dish and it came out perfect. I did add some chopped Kalamata olives and next time I will add more Orzo. Thanks for posting such a fabulous recipe *Made for SSaSSy's ZWT 6*
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This is so light and tasty, perfect for summer nights or lunch with friends. The first time I followed directions exactly and it was great...but, of course, I had to customize it for my family each time thereafter! I have lightly sauteed the orzo in 1/2 T each of butter & evoo with chopped onions, adding minced garlic for last minute, then added chicken stock and boiled for 4-5 minutes. I've replaced shrimp with chicken for a friend with an allergy and it still tasted wonderful. I've also added asparagus tips, sliced olives, or baby spinach. Once I made it with sausage crumbles, chicken, shrimp and Rotel, and subbed Parmesan for the feta and my friends demanded that we make it a regular at all our get-togethers. This is just one of those great recipes you can tweak to your heart's content or prepare it exactly as shown above. -
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My clipping of this recipe torn from March 2000 Cooking Light is a favorite I pull out year after year. I make it exactly as written; my DH and mother say this is their favorite shrimp dish. I have had difficulty finding the foil oven bags lately, so I just make my own with foil. My kitchen foil is much lighter weight so I have to carefully create the "bag" on a cookie sheet and handle it gently so as not to puncture it. -
Fabulous! I didn't have any feta, so I used parmesan cheese instead. I also added garlic, because I am crazy about it. The dish was awesome. Light tasting, yet filling. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.
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Tweaks
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I switche orzo and use seashell noodles, seems to complement Shrimp better. Orzo is good for soups..
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This could not have been easier or more relish! Due to poor planning, I subbed yellow onion for scallions and had to use both feta & blue cheese and it was still outstanding. I used canned tomatoes with juice, not sure if fresh tomato was the idea or not It worked perfectly. I also made it in a covered casserole (with foil & lid). Timing is spot on for large shrimp.. Thanks a bunch for sharing this gem! -
The flavors in this recipe are just wonderful and it is such an easy clean-up dish in this very hot and steamy weather. I added some Kalamata olives and mixed in some cooked and drained spinach. I used cooked spaghetti instead of orzo. I had some leftovers so I added cooked, chopped chicken to it and it made another nights supper. I'll use this as my next company supper.
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I love this recipe, I've made it several times and it is excellent even with brown rice instead of orzo. The flavors come together so nicely. Thanks for sharing this recipe! -
Just fabulous. I didn't have/don't know about oven cooking bags, so I wrapped all in foil and put in a baking dish. The shrimp did not cook all the way through this way, so I tossed them in the skillet for a few minutes. I also used brown rice instead of orzo. The fresh basil and feta made for a really yummy dish.
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