Lemon-Garlic Shrimp with rice & asparagus

By schmidtamy98

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb fresh or frozen (thawed) medium shrimp,
• peeled and deveined
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 tsp bottled minced garlic
• 1/4 cup dry white wine (or chicken broth)
• 1 tsp grated lemon rind
• 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1 (8.8-oz) pouch ready rice
• 1/2 lb asparagus, trimmed

Preparation

Step 1

  Pat shrimp dry with paper towels. Heat oil
with butter in a nonstick skillet over medium
heat. Add shrimp and garlic; cook 2 minutes or
until shrimp begin to turn pink. Add wine, lemon
rind and lemon juice. Cook 1 minute or until
shrimp are completely pink. Stir in green
onions, salt, black pepper and crushed red
pepper. Serve over rice.
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    Heat rice according to package directions.
Place asparagus in an microwave-safe 11x7-
inch baking dish; add 3 Tbsp water. Cover, and
microwave on HIGH 3 to 4 minutes or until
crisp-tender. Drain, and season to taste.