
They’ll usually eat a few of the fresh little tomatoes on the side, too. The girls are hit and miss with the shrimp and tomatoes, but you better believe they love the creamy Parmesan orzo which is, of course, just mac and cheese in disguise. Pass me a glass of wine and I am living my best life.Īs far as family approval goes, Bjork and I love the whole big, beautiful thing – no thyme for him (a true crime and I don’t want to spend any more time talking about it), and lots of thyme, salt, and pepp for me. 10/10 recommend.Ĭreamy orzo with the twang of Parmesan, sweet burst tomatoes gently bubbled into a sauce, and a pile of jumbo, delicate, buttery, garlic-laced shrimp. But am I also eating a kind of fancy and beautiful dinner? YES! Three cheers for doable “fancy” recipes. Have I been using dry shampoo for the last 4 days? Yes. This recipe is in heavy rotation at the moment – and it never fails to make me feel like I’m eating at a fancy restaurant and/or generally have my life together.

Piping hot orzo goes on the plate first, and then we pull our shrimp and tomatoes back out to pile on top. Put a lid on the shrimp and make a quick creamy orzo – butter, Parmesan, cream, lemon, and salt. Stir it up a few times until it’s dreamy. Throw in a bunch of freshly sliced garlic and a knob of butter. Salt it up! Step 3: Get the Garlic and Butter Going In There

Make a little clearing right in the center of the tomatoes where you can add your shrimp to cook for a couple of minutes.

Get the tomatoes hot and blistery then give ’em a gentle smash with the back of a spoon or a small plate.
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How To Make This Garlic Shrimp and Tomatoes (with Pictures) Step 1: Blister and Smash the Tomatoes Juicy, succulent shrimp laced with garlic, butter, and thyme, tucked into a silky burst tomato sauce, and piled high on creamy, luscious Parmesan orzo.
