Shrimp with Orzo - Easy One-Pot Spring Dish That Everyone Will Love

Today we're making orzo with shrimp and feta. Feel free to use any small pasta you like in this easy under 30-minute meal!
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INGREDIENTS
For the shrimp
1 1/2 (680g) pounds shrimp - u26 or larger
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons (56g) olive oil - divided
For the orzo
4 tablespoons (56g) extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion - diced
6 cloves garlic - minced
1 1/2 cups (290g) orzo
3 1/2 cups (840g) low-sodium chicken stock
1/2 cup (80g) oil-cured black olives - pitted, rinsed, and chopped
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup (120g) feta crumbled
1/2 cup flat-leaf Italian parsley - minced
salt and pepper - to taste
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[@SipandFeast]

This is an easy one and perfect for spring and summer when you want something on the lighter side. The ingredient amounts (also in grams) are right in the description and the print recipe is linked there as well. As always, thanks for liking our recipes and videos and sharing our family table each week.

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Hi James, Every recipe that I have made from your videos was a hit with my family and myself. Keep up the good work I’m gonna make this recipe next after I do a little tweaking to it. Ha ha ha just kidding.

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He mentioned that you can remove the tails if you prefer.

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[@gdragonstan]

I just made this delicious recipe. I didn't have a lid big enough for my pan. I just used foil to cook the orzo on low heat. It required a touch more liquid to make it aldente. I cooked the prawns in two batches perfectly. Once all the ingredients come together, it is amazing. A real winner, thank you.❤

[@tonysopranosduck416]

I’m a pretty good cook (so I’ve been told) and I think my immediate family has been spoiled over the decades because I don’t get rave reviews after slaving away haha, but THIS recipe, got everyone doing the eyeroll and speechless groans. It’s now on my 2 week rotation and both I and my grateful family want to thank you. Your recipes are so darn delicious, easy to make and not full of complicated ingredients. Cheers to you, I hope you have a wonderful summer! And this recipe, the next day, cold is even tastier (I sub sun dried tomatoes for the olives). I dbl the recipe so there’s leftovers 🙌

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[@jennystigall7720]

I agree!

[@markmacintyre3422]

Love adding quartered artichoke hearts & chopped roasted red peppers!!!

[@JK-sh8rc]

That sounds great! Not a fan of olives so I'd substitute with these.

[@katerinamafiosa]

@@JK-sh8rc the olives would make a better summer salad type dish..not this one but i wouldn't add olives in this one either and i love olives..

[@rebeccaros1001]

I’m going to try the recipe as shown, but artichoke hearts and roasted red peppers sounds like a great addition.

[@cps-slc]

I have to post a second comment - tonight my husband said the leftovers were even better than last night. And that although I make a lot of good meals, this was the highlight of the year. He started eating it just a few orzo at a time because he didn't want it to end. LOL.

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Exactly, love your comment, and agree completely!

[@gdragonstan]

I love seafood and pasta together. Your recipes are the best.❤

[@joebartone606]

These videos are a great thing you do. A buddy of mine has always admired that I do all the cooking in my family (but then, I love it), but just couldn’t see himself doing it. Well, he found your videos and is now a beginner and enjoying cooking, so 👍👍 to you. My suggestion for your people is this: cleaning and de-veining shrimp is easy to do, just takes a few minutes, and the huge payoff is making your own shrimp stock. Put the shells and heads in a microwave safe bowl, cover with water, cover with a plate and nuke them til the broth looks pinkish (5-ish mins). Strain thru a fine mesh sieve (really press to get all that liquid out) and use that along with corresponding less chicken stock. It’s a shrimpy explosion of flavor. Artichoke hearts would be a terrific addition.

[@a2ndopynyn]

OOOH! Thank you! The shrimp stock I knew already; Chef John has a great technique for that. But, I'm not big on olives, and I was trying to think of something to sub them out for in this recipe. Artichoke hearts! Perfect! Thanks again!

[@nicowoodhouse717]

Oh my tastebuds! Thanks to you, I have a new family favourite. Even my teens approved of this one. Cheers to the Sip and Feast Family.

[@janellek21]

3:10 I always keep a box of hospital gloves in the kitchen. They're ideal for working with messy or smelly ingredients! When I lived in South Carolina our local Whole Foods deli had an orzo salad with olives and feta and it was one of my favourites. It's exactly the appetiser or side dish James was suggesting. Yours is very much elevated from that, and it looks delicious!

[@BCSpecht89]

Beautiful dish. I definitely want to give this a try. I agree about using the exam gloves in the kitchen. They are wonderful when you have messy jobs to do like mixing up meatloaf, rolling meatballs, or working with beets. So many uses!

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I bought a box of gloves during the pandemic. They sat unused most of the time, until I realized they had uses other than avoiding covid. 😄

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@@BCSpecht89Some boxes of gloves are called “food handler’s gloves” - - a little more appealing than “exam gloves!” 😂

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Po-tay-toe, pah-tah-toe. They work the same.

[@susannefitzpatrick9955]

Oh my Goodness, this looks DIVINE!! I'm going to make it for my partner at the weekend and although I don't like olives or prawns myself, I'll cook half the orzo mixture with chicken & peas for myself so we are both able to enjoy this lovely orzo dish. Thanks so much.

[@lynnnelson6689]

If James gives it a 10, I'm making it. Seriously though, this is so easy and looks absolutely delicious. This is dinner tonight. Thanks and keep pumping out delicious, easy recipes.

[@linda7726]

Love Jim’s recipes! He is awesome with his food demonstrations!!!!

[@sabbyct]

Love watching James enjoy your food. No better compliment!

[@andreabaldiviez4995]

I so appreciate all the helpful tips. You have no idea - this made life easier. From watching the orzo cook in increments to using the zester upwards. Very appreciated.

[@annacastillo1663]

Your son is adorable and honest about your recipe, looks really delicious! Thanks for sharing 😊

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In all our lives right now👍🤟 we definitely need Simple but very delicious

[@bkm2797]

Years ago I made this dish as a cold pasta salad, you should try it that way too. Looks very tasty, and of course if James gives it a 10, it's a definite. Glad to see you using Diamond Kosher salt, the Morton is just too salty. Great job, always good to see you, and Thank you for another delicious recipe.

[@rmenninghaus1646]

I find myself smiling as I watch your. videos. I love shrimp scampi ( different dish I know) and this is such a nice twist using orzo.

[@sicily6740]

Thanks. My Sicilian aunt married a Greek man. This looks absolutely terrific. I'll be buying orzo and shrimp and lemons to try this. BTW, your Thanksgiving sweet potato dish was an instant family favorite - they expect it at every holiday now. I always try to view your videos before any others.

[@1badgolferism]

Big fan of simple, 1pot Orzo dishes. Looks great. Have it printed for this weekend's menu.

[@LeahsPaladar]

This looks absolutely delicious!! Great video😊

[@donaco]

I made this tonight. Carried the recipe around for almost three weeks and finally did it this evening. It is fantastic (even if I did tweak it and add some frozen spinach to it). This is the fourth or fifth recipe of yours I've made. The last one was linguini with canned clams. Also a winner.

[@wendywyatt8563]

Made this for dinner last night. Super easy and super delicious. Right at then end when adding the shrimp in I also added a couple of handfuls of fresh spinach just so I didn’t have to make a veggie side and it was fantastic. We ate every bite. Your recipes are always a hit at our house.

[@LVraindancer100]

I had planned on making shrimp with broccoli tonight for dinner, but I just watched this video and I am definitely going to make the shrimp with orzo. I have everything I need to make it and it looks delicious. I can’t believe how James is growing and how much he’s changing. What a sweetheart.!

[@dee_dee_place]

This looks yummy, Jim. I have all the ingredients so I think I'll make it tonight. Thanks. The first time I ate orzo was in a cold chicken salad with green grapes. Orzo is very versatile. You can use it in a lot of dishes.

[@susanhopkinswarneke2335]

Thanks for sharing this recipe for the best shrimp dinner I’ve ever made! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@gilpinsteven]

That looks fantastic. Love the addition of the kalamata olives and lemon zest

[@roxannelucky]

Definitely will try this one - I love shrimp and orzo together.

[@TJai101]

Just made this tonight, my family loved it

[@oneworldawakening]

This looks absolutely delicious! And I appreciate the helpful tips provided (salt level, olive pits, product brands, storing, doubling, etc.). To prepare at someone else's house, I'm planning to prep at home and pack things in resealable bags or containers, then marinate and saute the shrimp and cook the orzo on site.

[@Jackiemena18]

I want to thank you for all your wonderful content! I made this the other day and my family loved it!! My son told me to put this dish in our weekly dinner rotation. It was truly delicious!! Thank you again!! ❤

[@SaltWife22]

Absolutely delicious! Hands of Gold! Keep up the awesome work

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I appreciate you and company!!

[@ronalddevine9587]

Again, a delicious recipe. Expertly presented and reviewed.

[@gabrielcarvalho6354]

Orzo is absolutely fantastic, I love it.

[@CatioChic3catsJazz]

Totally making this today !! Thanks

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Absolutely delicious! I really enjoyed this recipe.

[@aia1229]

I love your recipes because they're something I can actually make. I will definitely be trying this one. Thank you Jim.

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I will definitely be making this! I've made many of your recipes and they have all been delicious. Thank you!

[@reginasmith3149]

This was so delicious! I made it for my sister when she came to visit and she wanted the recipe. Surprisingly good!

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Simple, yet delicious !

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James is growing by leaps and I honestly think that he could eat that whole pan🤣

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[@jamesmochan8576]

Making this tonight. Looks simple and delicious. Great tutorial

[@deniseheins2133]

Love this! Those are my kind of flavors.

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Great recipe!!! Definitely going to make this!

[@windflower5010]

Looks great…can’t wait to make this!

[@skylarrupp9624]

Looks awesome! Can't wait to try this over the weekend. Great video as always!

[@sueshu1732]

This is awesome, James gave it an easy 10, beautiful dish. I will definitely make Shrimp with Orzo. ❤

[@Salmomlox]

Thank you for this recipe. It looks beautiful and delicious. Great job James 🥰🥰😋😋

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Simple and flavorful recipes, more more more! Great content.

[@janjkey]

Im going make this on Saterday. Thank you for everything Jim and Tara

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This is one recipe I’m making this week. Thank you for your hard work ❤

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Great Recipe thank you an oldie but a goodie😊

[@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek]

Simply Marvelous!!!!

[@karenlowdermilk3222]

Definitely will try ; looks delicious with the heat , olives

[@JayEllJayToo]

It’s funny that you almost didn’t do this because you think of it as so simple. This seems way more complex than a lot of your videos, so I’m glad to know it’s more approachable than I think. And since I’ve never used orzo I now have a reason to!

[@danreilly959]

mmm very lemony, very clean and good. Thanks

[@linda7726]

Delicious looking dish! I love Orzo pasta salad with shrimp too!

[@MHarenArt]

It's a beautiful, simple, and yummy dish!!!! I'm definitely going to make this one.

[@agnesyoung2917]

I made this last night. It was excellent!

[@colleenmahony8803]

I love this idea! Yum!

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Love simple recipes!

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🤤delicious, easy and one pot!

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[@kimh1462]

I think this would actually be better served as a cold dish. Especially in the summer. Thanks for the video & idea!

[@TheArtistador]

That was a serious 10! Gotta try this one this weekend. Thanks!

[@Rapsgarage]

I made this tonight for dinner. My wife and I loved it. Thank you for the recipe.

[@pwp8737]

I often sauté thinly shaved fennel with the onions; the mild licorice taste goes well with the shrimp.

[@jackierebbel4604]

Looks amazing thank you!

[@terriatwell4041]

Pulling the shrimp Out of the freezer now...this looks delicious.

[@Teresa-Nata]

This looks amazing!!

[@philgower]

That looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!

[@UnqualifiedCooking]

Wonderful as always!

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This looks yummy...will make it...don't change.. u are fun to watch cook.

[@cayrab1]

Please do shrimp and grits! I love all your recipes!!!❤️

[@sonnyluttrell7289]

Looks good! Gonna make this

[@Mouseears11]

I'm goona save this video and make your Scrimp with ouzo etc. Looks so delicious! Thank you!

[@StarTraveler649]

I made something similar last weekend. Lemon, garlic ahrimp, marinated, then 1 onion sweated, added garlic, browned 1 cup orzo then 2 cups chicken stock. When about 2 min from being done, added shrimp. Came out pretty good for winging it.

[@vickyfrazier3981]

It’s just about one-pot dish. Easy! I have all the ingredients, so I am making this tonight. ❤

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Great video! I will definitely make this!🍤🍤

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Looks delicious and great taste test seals the deal. 👌

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Yum !! I want this now !!🎉❤❤

[@angelicawhite8817]

I will definitely make this!

[@doribroomell2856]

Watched the video, and was ordering gluten free orzo before it even finished! I've never cooked gf orzo, no idea if it would work but it was amazing! So. Good. Definitely keeping orzo in the pantry now. Thanks for the inspiration!

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Love this recipe. First time viewing your channel.

[@tammyfennell4982]

This looks so delicious!!! It looks like a dish I could bring to work and it would taste good at room temp also. It looks perfect as it is; I can see adding zucchini or sun-dried tomatoes or asparagus or spinach for variations, too!! Thank you!! Food-Critic James is ADORABLE!!💛

[@nancyruggiano7603]

Looks delicious I will make it!

[@joycewilson7048]

Delicious and easy. I only used 1/2 yield since I live alone. Still have enough for full serving tomorrow. Made a simple salad to accompany. Thanks for the video and recipe.

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Im making this tomorrow! yummo

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I’m going to be making this!!

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Yay, James!!! He rocks!

[@anye76]

I'm thinking of adding some chopped artichokes to this. I can see this be being in rotation at my house this spring & summer. It's light and refreshing. One pot wonder, won't heat the whole kitchen trying. I bet this would be good too as a cold salad 🤔 Love this Jim

[@kathleenmurray6540]

It made my mouth water just looking at it😂

[@elsafischer3247]

It looks delicious

[@marygrott8095]

A 10 from James!!! Very cool!