Creamy Orzo and Shrimp

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Creamy Orzo and Shrimp

WITH SPINACH, TOMATOES, AND FETA


Meal Kit

Prep & Cook Time Cook Within You Will Need Ingredients

25-35 MIN 3 DAYS Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper • 2 Roma Tomatoes


Medium Pot, Large Non-Stick • 1 oz. Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Pan, Wire-Mesh Strainer • ½ tsp. Garlic Salt
Difficulty Level Spice Level • ¼ tsp. Red Pepper Flakes
INTERMEDIATE SPICY • .8 oz. Tuscan Herb Butter
• 6 oz. Orzo Pasta
• ½ oz. Crumbled Feta Cheese
Minimum Internal Protein Temperature
• 2 oz. Creme Fraiche
145° Steak Pork Lamb Seafood • 2 oz. Baby Spinach
• Customize It Options
160° Ground Beef Ground Pork Impossible Burger • 8 oz. Shrimp
• 8 oz. Patagonian Petite Scallops
165° Chicken Ground Turkey
• 10 oz. Diced Boneless Skinless
Chicken Breasts
Rest steak or pork after cooking, 3 minutes.
• 12 oz. Impossible Burger

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Before You Cook
All cook times are approximate based on testing.
• Wash hands thoroughly with soap and warm water before cooking and after
handling raw meat or seafood
• Remove all produce from any packaging or constraints, then thoroughly
rinse and pat dry
• Bring 8 cups water and 2 tsp. salt to a boil in a medium pot
• Ingredient(s) used more than once: red pepper flakes

Customize It Instructions 1. Start the Orzo

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• If using diced chicken breasts, pat dry. Stir occasionally • Once water is boiling, add orzo and cook until al dente, 12-14
until chicken reaches minimum internal temperature, minutes.
5-7 minutes. • Remove from burner. Reserve ½ cup orzo cooking water.
• If using Impossible burger, break up until protein Drain in a wire-mesh strainer and return to pot.
reaches a minimum internal temperature of 160 degrees, • While orzo cooks, continue recipe.
4-6 minutes.
• If using petite scallops, pat dry. Let oil in pan heat, 3
minutes. After 3 minutes, cook undisturbed, 90 seconds.
After 90 seconds, stir occasionally until scallops reach
minimum internal temperature, 60-90 seconds. Scallops
will vary in amount as they are portioned by weight. Don’t
worry, the sweet flavor and tender texture will be the same.

2. Prepare the Ingredients 3. Finish the Orzo


• Core tomatoes and cut into ¼” dice. • Place pot with orzo over medium-low heat. Add spinach to
• Coarsely chop spinach. hot pot and stir until wilted, 1-2 minutes.
• Pat shrimp dry and season all over with a pinch of salt. • Stir in creme fraiche, Parmesan, garlic salt, and a pinch of
pepper until combined.
• Remove from burner. Cover and set aside.

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4. Cook the Shrimp 5. Add Sauce and Finish Dish


• Place a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat and add • Add tomatoes, half the reserved orzo cooking water, and
1 tsp. olive oil. a pinch of red pepper flakes (to taste; reserve remaining
• Add shrimp to hot pan and cook until pink and shrimp for garnish) to hot pan with shrimp. Cover and bring to a
reach a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees, 2-3 simmer.
minutes per side. • Once simmering, stir occasionally until tomatoes are tender
and release juices, 2-3 minutes.
• If sauce is too thick, add remaining orzo cooking water, 1 Tbsp. at a
time, until desired consistency is reached.
• Remove from burner and stir in butter (to taste).
• Plate dish as pictured on front of card, topping orzo with
shrimp and sauce. Garnish with feta and remaining red
pepper flakes (to taste). Bon appétit!

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