Shrimp Orzo Pesto

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon capers 
• 0.3 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 3 servings salt and ground pepper black to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil to taste
• 0.3 teaspoon oregano dried
• 8 ounces orzo pasta 
• 0.3 cup parmesan cheese grated
• 1 tablespoon pesto divided
• 0.5 cup bell pepper diced red
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper flakes red
• 2 cups shrimp frozen thawed cooked

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• pot

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
2. Drain and transfer to a bowl; mix 2 teaspoons pesto and 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil into orzo.
3. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet; cook and stir shrimp, red bell pepper, and capers in hot oil until shrimp is heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir remaining 1 teaspoon pesto, oregano, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper into shrimp mixture; cook and stir until combined, 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Mix orzo into shrimp mixture; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and drizzle with olive oil.