Lemon Pepper Shrimp Orzo

So I'm an awesome cook.

I tried out this guy and love it, so easy. Maybe a little to much lemon with the shrimp, and not enough with the pasta. I've never cooked with orzo before but I'm really excited to find more recipes with it.

Ingredients:

• 2 C cooked orzo
• 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice, divided
• 2 tbsp fresh curly parsley, chopped
• ½ tsp salt
  
  
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1½ pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Directions:

1. Stir together orzo, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, parsley, salt, ½ tsp black pepper. Keep warm
2. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add half of shrimp and saute for about 2 minutes or until shrimp is almost done. Remove shrimp to a plate. Add remaining shrimp and saute for 2 minutes and remove shrimp to plate. (I did mine all at the same time).
3. Add remaining tablespoon butter to skillet. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until garlic starts to brown. Stir constantly to prevent scorching. Add shrimp, remaining lemon juice, and remaining black pepper. Stir until shrimp is coated. Cook for another minute or until shrimp is done.
4. Serve shrimp over orzo.

                       

I added too much lemon to the shrimp and should have done 1 1/2 lemons in the pasta and 1/2 in the shrimp. It was awesome. Awesome. Or I just haven't cooked in awhile and just used to eating salads and sandwiches....

xo A