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One-Pan Prawn and Cherry Tomato Orzo

Orzo simmered straight in stock with blistered cherry tomatoes, spinach and prawns, finished with lemon and feta.

Total
25 min
Hands on
20 min
Serves
4
Method
hob
Cuisine
Mediterranean

Per serving · estimated

Energy
505 kcal
Protein
32 g
Fat
15 g
Carbs
60 g
Freshly cooked One-Pan Prawn and Cherry Tomato Orzo

Method

  1. Step 1 of 8

    Slice the garlic and halve the cherry tomatoes.

    • Garlic
    • Cherry tomatoes
    halve cherry tomatoes
  2. Step 2 of 8

    Warm the olive oil in a wide deep pan over medium heat and cook the garlic with the chilli flakes until fragrant, about 1 minute.

    • Olive oil
    • Garlic
    • Chilli flakes
    1 min
    garlic fragrant
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  3. Step 3 of 8

    Add the cherry tomatoes and cook 3 minutes until the skins split.

    • Cherry tomatoes
    3 min
    tomatoes blistered
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  4. Step 4 of 8

    Stir in the orzo and coat it in the oil for 1 minute.

    • Orzo
    1 min
  5. Step 5 of 8

    Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer and cook uncovered 9 minutes, stirring often.

    • Vegetable stock
    9 min
    reduce to simmer
  6. Step 6 of 8

    Stir in the spinach until it wilts into the orzo.

    • Spinach
  7. Step 7 of 8

    Add the prawns, season with salt and pepper, and cook 3-4 minutes until they are pink, curled and have reached 63 °C.

    • Raw peeled prawns
    • Salt
    • Black pepper
    63 °C / 145 °F4 minShrimp, lobster, crab and scallops to 63 °C / 145 °F
    prawns pink curled
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  8. Step 8 of 8

    Squeeze in the lemon, scatter with chopped parsley and crumbled feta, and serve straight from the pan.

    • Lemon
    • Parsley
    • Feta
    crumble feta

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