One Pot Lemon Shrimp Orzo

• servings: 6 servings
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

½ cup onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 cups cherry tomatoes

½ teaspoon kosher salt

1 pound box orzo

1 lemon, juiced and zested

4 cups chicken broth

1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined (tail removed, optional)

¼ cup parsley, minced

½ cup parmesan, shredded

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large skillet or dutch oven over medium high heat. Add in onion, garlic, cherry tomatoes, and salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until tomatoes begin to burst, about five minutes.

Add in the orzo and stir until lightly browned, about two minutes. Pour in the broth, lemon juice and zest, and bring to a boil then reduce to simmer. Cook according to package directions, about 10 minutes. During last 5 minutes of cooking, add in the shrimp and cook until orzo is al dente and shrimp is pink and cooked through.

Off the heat, stir in the parsley. Sprinkle on shredded parmesan.

Nutrition

• Calories: 397 kcal
• Total Fat: 4 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
• Trans Fat: 0.003 g
• Cholesterol: 125 mg
• Sodium: 878 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 63 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4 g
• Total Sugars: 5 g
• Protein: 27 g