Baked Orzo with Shrimp, Tomato Sauce, and Feta

Name: Baked Orzo with Shrimp, Tomato Sauce, and Feta
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 794 grams crushed tomatoes; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 710 milliliters pound feta, patted dry and crumbled; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 118 milliliters Kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, pitted and chopped; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled; 454 grams orzo (rice-shaped pasta); 0 teaspoons dried hot red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon salt; 680 grams shrimp (about 36), shelled and deveined

Baked Orzo with Shrimp, Tomato Sauce, and Fetan is a pescatarian main course. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 718 calories, 46g of protein, and 25g of fat. Head to the store and pick up orzo pasta), shrimp, feta, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Cook onion, garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes in 1 tablespoon oil in a 4-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat, stirring, until onion is softened, about 3 minutes.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Oregano

Garlic

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add wine and boil until reduced by 1/2, about 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and salt, then reduce heat, and simmer briskly, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 8 minutes. Stir shrimp into sauce and simmer, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are just cooked through, about 3 minutes.

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Tomato

Shrimp

Sauce

Salt

Wine

While sauce and shrimp are cooking, cook orzo in a 6-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain orzo in a sieve. Return orzo to pot and toss with remaining tablespoon oil. Stir in sauce with shrimp and reserved cooking water, then add olives and salt and pepper, to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Olives

Shrimp

Sauce

Water

Orzo

Cooking Oil

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Sieve

Pot

Spoon 1/2 of pasta into an oiled 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish, then sprinkle with 1/2 of feta. Top with remaining pasta and feta, then bake in middle of oven, uncovered, until cheese is slightly melted and pasta is heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Cheese