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Posted on 11/5/25 at 8:44 pm
Posted by VPcoonass
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Member since Jan 2025
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Posted on 11/5/25 at 8:44 pm

It’s a recipe I came up with a few years ago. Family seems to like it. It’s essentially a shrimp fettuccine hybrid with orzo pasta. Thanks to my wife, I found out what orzo pasta was a few years ago. I lived under a rock growing in VP up haha.
Orzo is under utilized in Cajun cooking if you ask me. I mean, it’s pasta in the shape of freaking rice….
Please add any recommendations/adjust if you see fit.
Hope everyone enjoys.

Servicing size for ~ 6-8 people.

Shrimp (large)- 3-4 lb (feel free to add and replace with chicken, tasso, sausage)
Onion- 1 large yellow
Bell pepper- 1 large orange and/or 1 red, and/or 1 green
Cream of shrimp- 1 can per pound of shrimp (or cream of mushroom if cream of shrimp is not available)
1 stick unsalted butter for shrimp and 1/4-1/2 stick for pasta
Seasoning- whatever you like (lemon pepper and/or Cajun seasoning; paprika on top when finished for aesthetics and smoky taste)
Orzo pasta (see package)- usually
1 1/2-2 packs
Garlic knots or bread

Shrimp throws off a lot of water.
After essentially boiling your shrimp/protein in butter + after sautéed onion/bell peppers, you’ll need to strain the liquid out (do not throw). Then add cans of cream of shrimp/mushroom to the protein + sautéed onion/peppers. Add back the previously strained liquid as desired.

On the side boil the orzo per directions and add butter if desired.

I like to serve the protein/cream mixture and the orzo in separate bowls so that people can adjust the mixture to pasta ratio as desired.

Don’t forgot garlic knot/bread.

Great for Sunday lunch/dinner for the family.
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
Member since Sep 2008
82516 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 8:52 pm to
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VPcoonass


Bookmarked.

Posted by Koolazzkat
Behind the Tupelo gum tree
Member since May 2021
2895 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 5:58 am to
Sounds delicious, I’ll try it!
Posted by GeauxTigers0107
We Coming
Member since Oct 2009
10635 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 7:01 am to
Sounds like something the wife and kids would like. Tweaks I would do is use that reserved shrimp liquid in the water to boil the orzo. And I'd add tasso and/or andouille (cut into 1/4's).

Thanks for sharing.
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
Member since May 2020
8151 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 7:47 am to
Thanks for sharing. It sounds very good.

I bet it would also work if you start with frying a few slices of bacon, then saute the veggies (adding an handful of chopped spinach). Crumble the bacon later on top of the orzo.
Posted by msap9020
Texas
Member since Feb 2015
2084 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 8:11 am to
Sounds great! Thanks for sharing.

I have a similar recipe I use for shrimp, crawfish, etc but I use heavy cream and half/half in lieu of the cream of x. And I add fresh mushroom slices and chopped green onion right at the end.
Posted by SUB
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Member since Jan 2009
24547 posts
Posted on 11/6/25 at 10:01 am to
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I have a similar recipe I use for shrimp, crawfish, etc but I use heavy cream and half/half in lieu of the cream of x.


Yep. I'd prefer this too, but cream of mushroom isn't bad.
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