If you love scallops as much as I do, you’ll really enjoy this recipe for Seared Scallops with Lemon Orzo

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Seared Scallops with Lemon Orzo

If you love scallops as much as I do, you’ll really enjoy this recipe.

Recipe Details

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 50

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Seafood

Keyword: Lemon, orzo, scallops

Servings: servings (4½ oz. scallops + ¾ cup pasta)

Calories: 319kcal

Author: RecipeGirl.com (adapted from Cooking Light)

Ingredients

ORZO:

½ cup chopped onion
1 cup uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta), or other small pasta
1 cup fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth
½ cup dry white wine
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

SCALLOPS:

2 teaspoons olive oil
1½ pounds sea scallops
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

PREPARE THE ORZO:

Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Coat the pan with nonstick spray. Add the onion to the pan; sauté for 3 minutes.
Stir in the pasta, broth, wine and thyme; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and the pasta is al dente.
Stir in the chopped chives and lemon juice. Keep warm.

PREPARE THE SCALLOPS:

In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the scallops evenly with salt and pepper. Add the scallops to the pan; cook for 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
Serve with the the pasta mixture.

Notes

If you are preparing this recipe as GLUTEN-FREE, be sure to use a brand of chicken broth that is known to be GF, and serve over a bed of quinoa or other gluten-free grain instead of pasta (or use gluten-free pasta).
The picture above shows an alternate pasta in the recipe: tubetti #62. If you sub this sort of pasta, you'll need to keep adding additional chicken broth until pasta tests done.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 319kcal, Carbohydrates: 37g, Protein: 27g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 41mg, Sodium: 835mg, Potassium: 548mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 74IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 31mg, Iron: 2mg