Lemon Parmesan Pasta with Shrimp

This is a recipe from a really nice cooking blog called "Family Fresh Meals".  My son and his girlfriend are both staying with us for a few weeks and this was a meal I thought they would like. Zach and Sylvia made this recipe with me so that was a lot of fun.  Zach will be living in an apartment next school year (Senior year of college!) and he needs to learn some recipes and some more cooking skills.  I happened to have a bag of frozen shrimp in the freezer so we made the recipe as written but I told the kids how they could easily alter this recipe to use chicken instead so it would be a bit more budget friendly.  When we made this recipe I encouraged the kids to add in the garlic when the shrimp was basically cooked through so the garlic only cooked for about one minute.  Garlic can burn easily and I notice when new cooks are cooking they tend to not have a feel for when to turn the heat up or down based on what's going on in the pan.  I imagine that's something you get a knack for once you have been cooking longer.

Here is the recipe link:

https://www.familyfreshmeals.com/2017/03/one-pot-lemon-parmesan-shrimp-pasta.html

The Family Fresh Meals cooking blog has a lot of really great looking recipes on the site. I encourage you to check it out. I have a few more recipes from that blog that I think will be a hit with the kids. I'll be sure to let you know what recipes we try.

LEMON PARMESAN SHRIMP PASTA

Ingredients

• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined, uncooked
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 2 Tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1½ cups whole milk
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• Juice of ½ lemon, approx. 1Tablespoon (we used all the juice from one whole lemon)
• Parsley, for garnish
• 8oz pasta of choice, cooked

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the shrimp and saute, until the shrimp has turned pink and is cooked throughout, approximately 3-4 minutes.  Add in the garlic and cook one additional minute.
2. Remove the shrimp to a small bowl, and set aside.
3. Add whole milk to the skillet and whisk occasionally, bringing to a simmer. Whisk in cornstarch. Next, Stir in the Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, 2- 4mins. Add in the pasta and shrimp, stirring to coat.
4. Right before serving, drizzle the lemon juice over the whole skillet. Serve with a sprinkle of parsley.