Pressure-Cooker Italian Shrimp ‘n’ Pasta

Name: Pressure-Cooker Italian Shrimp 'n' Pasta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Cuisine: Indian Recipes
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons canola oil; 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 1 pound), cut into 2x1-inch strips; 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes; 1-1/2 cups water; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 1 medium green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 bay leaf; 1 cup uncooked orzo or other small pasta; 1 pound peeled and deveined cooked shrimp (31-40 per pound)

This dish will remind you a bit of classic shrimp Creole, but it has a surprise Italian twist. Pressure cooking gives it hands-off ease—perfect for company. —Karen Edwards, Sanford, Maine

Ingredients

2 tablespoons canola oil
4 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 1 pound), cut into 2x1-inch strips
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1-1/2 cups water
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 medium green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 bay leaf
1 cup uncooked orzo or other small pasta
1 pound peeled and deveined cooked shrimp (31-40 per pound)

Directions

Select saute setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker and adjust for medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil. When oil is hot, brown chicken in batches, adding oil as needed. Press cancel. Stir in next 11 ingredients. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 8 minutes. Quick-release pressure. Press cancel.
Discard bay leaf. Select saute setting and adjust for medium heat. Stir in orzo. Cook until al dente, stirring often. Stir in shrimp; cook until shrimp are heated through, about 2 minutes more. Press cancel.

Test Kitchen tip

Orzo is rice-shaped pasta. You can find it in the pasta aisle of the grocery store.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 418 calories, 12g fat (2g saturated fat), 165mg cholesterol, 611mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 4g fiber), 36g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 starch, 2 vegetable, 1 fat.