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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

Method
Step 1 of 8
Slice the garlic and halve the cherry tomatoes.
Garlic
Cherry tomatoes

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

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 3 of 8
Add the cherry tomatoes and cook 3 minutes until the skins split.
Cherry tomatoes

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 4 of 8
Stir in the orzo and coat it in the oil for 1 minute.
Orzo
Step 5 of 8
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer and cook uncovered 9 minutes, stirring often.
Vegetable stock

Step 6 of 8
Stir in the spinach until it wilts into the orzo.
Spinach
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

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 8 of 8
Squeeze in the lemon, scatter with chopped parsley and crumbled feta, and serve straight from the pan.
Lemon
Parsley
Feta

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