# Creamy Shrimp Orzo

A creamy and flavorful orzo dish with shrimp, tomatoes, and spinach that feels fancy but is easy enough for a weeknight meal.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lbs shrimp
- Olive oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic seasoning
- 0.5 red crushed pepper
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 12 oz cherry tomatoes
- 3 tbsp sun-dried tomatoes
- 2 cups dry orzo
- 1 cup heavy cream or coconut milk
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 0.25 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 cups spinach

## Instructions

1. Add olive oil to a large pan, medium heat, and let it heat up.
2. Add shrimp, season with salt, garlic seasoning and crushed red pepper, and let cook for a few minutes each side until golden and mostly cooked through.
3. Remove shrimp from pan and set aside.
4. Add some more olive oil to pan, add diced onion and sauté for 2-3 minutes before adding cherry tomatoes.
5. Cook cherry tomatoes for 5 minutes until bursting and until they start to soften.
6. Add sun-dried tomatoes and stir.
7. Crush tomatoes lightly by pressing down on them.
8. Add orzo to pan, along with cream and broth.
9. Stir everything, add parmesan cheese and continue to stir.
10. Cook for about 10 minutes until the orzo is cooked and most of the liquid has been absorbed.
11. Stir often so that the dish doesn’t burn.
12. Once most of the liquid has been absorbed, add spinach, and stir in.
13. Once spinach is wilted, remove from heat and serve with parmesan.

## Equipment

- large pan

## Tips

- Skip on the red crushed peppers if you don’t like spicy.
- Stir often so that the dish doesn’t burn.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Gz4SKw1RV/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/47fd0767-abe6-4e7f-8a89-168cc07b7f7d
- Extracted: 2026-04-13

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