Basil Shrimp with Feta and Orzo

Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 1 cup orzo and about 5 ounces shrimp)

Ingredients

• 1  regular-size foil oven bag
• Cooking spray
• 1/2  cup  uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
• 2  teaspoons  olive oil, divided
• 1  cup  diced tomato
• 3/4  cup  sliced green onions
• 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2  teaspoon  grated lemon rind
• 1  tablespoon  fresh lemon juice
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  black pepper
• 3/4  pound  large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/4  cup  chopped fresh basil

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450°.

Coat inside of oven bag with cooking spray. Place the bag on a large shallow baking pan.

Cook the pasta in boiling water 5 minutes, omitting salt and fat; drain. Place the pasta in a large bowl. Stir in 1 teaspoon oil and next 7 ingredients (1 teaspoon oil through pepper). Place the orzo mixture in prepared oven bag. Combine shrimp and basil. Arrange shrimp mixture on orzo mixture. Fold edge of bag over to seal. Bake at 450° for 25 minutes or until the shrimp are done. Cut open bag with a sharp knife, and peel back the foil. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

498 (26% from fat)

Fat:

14.4g (sat 5.5g,mono 5.1g,poly 1.9g)

Protein:

38.8g

Carbohydrate:

52.7g

Fiber:

3.4g

Cholesterol:

219mg

Iron:

6.5mg

Sodium:

817mg

Calcium:

258mg