Lemon Pepper Shrimp Scampi

CIndytc's Note:

I cut this out of a Cooking Light Magazine March 2009. It looks scrumptious and easy!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 4.0

• 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• ½ teaspoon salt , divided
• 7 teaspoons unsalted butter , divided
• 1 ½ lbs peeled and deveined jumbo shrimp
• 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. 1. Cook orzo according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain. Place orzo in a medium bowl. Stir in parley and 1/4 teaspoons salt; cover and keep warm.
2. 2. While orzo cooks, melt 1 T. butter in a large non stick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle shrimp with remaining 1/4 teaspoons salt. Add half of shrimp to pan; saute 2 minutes or until almost done. Transfer shirmp to a plate. Melt 1 tsp butter in pan. Add remaining shrimp to pan; saute 2 minutes or until almost done. Tranfer to plate.
3. 3. Melt remaining 1 T. butter in pan. Add garlic to pan; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in shrimp, juice, and pepper; cook 1 minute or until shrimp are done.
4. 4. Put orzo onto a platter, shrimp and sauce on top.

Reviews

[Scrapbook Lori]

My husband really loved this dish! We served with sauteed asparagus. Great light weeknight dinner. No changes to recipe were made.