This is another Giada De Laurentiis creation, only I added shrimp to take it from a side dish to a main course. You can easily make it with other kinds of pasta, like rotini and ditalini, in place of the orzo. Serve with a salad and you’re set!
1/2 pound large shrimp, precooked
1 package orzo
1 onion, chopped
8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
1 cup Marsala wine
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 oz fontina cheese, shredded
1 cup peas
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook orzo until tender, about 7 minutes. Set aside.
Saute onion and mushrooms in 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil until tender. Add marsala wine and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
Add mushroom mixture and shrimp to orzo, then add the cream, fontina, peas and salt and pepper. Mix together and spread in a 9×13 inch casserole dish. Bake 25 minutes, until golden on top.
