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Orzo pasta with shrimps and green peas

Orzo Pasta with Shrimp and Green Peas

Wonderfully delicious orzo with shrimp in a tomato sauce. Orzo is a small pasta shaped a lot like grains of rice — my package even labeled it "rice-shaped pasta." If you can't find it, any small pasta or even actual rice works great here.

Irisha

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Pasta (orzo)

200

Shrimp (peeled)

200

Green peas

100

Onion (medium, or larger if you like)

Tomatoes (large)

Tomato sauce

Salt

Sugar

Ground hot pepper

Vegetable oil

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 26 % 9 g

Fats 14 % 5 g

Carbohydrates 60 % 21 g

158 kcal

GI: 15 / 85 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 30 min

Step 1:

Gather your ingredients.
Step 2:

Finely dice the onion.
Step 3:

Heat the oil in a skillet and sauté the onion until soft and translucent.
Step 4:

Dice the tomatoes.
Step 5:

Add the tomatoes to the onion and cook them down.
Step 6:

Stir in the tomato sauce and season with salt, sugar, and hot pepper to taste.
Step 7:

Add the green peas and let them simmer in the sauce.
Step 8:

Add the peeled shrimp.
Step 9:

Simmer just until the shrimp are cooked through and pink.
Step 10:

Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the orzo.
Step 11:

Cook the orzo until al dente, then drain.
Step 12:

Add the drained orzo to the skillet with the shrimp and sauce.
Step 13:

Toss everything together and warm through for a minute or two.
Step 14:

Serve hot. Enjoy!