Creamy Lemon Garlic Shrimp with Fettuccine

I don't recall where I originally was inspired to try to make this dish, but I found this recipe + it sounded so delicious I knew I had to make it! I made it my goal as part of my MOTW|Ed 3 to try this recipe this week + that's exactly what I did. I've never made any sauce from scratch so I was pretty excited to try my hand at this recipe, which turned out delicious + super easy to make! The sauce has a perfect balance between the lemon + garlic, neither of them overpowering the other, but rather complementing each other perfectly. I've been craving shrimp lately, so although the original recipe I looked at didn't call for shrimp I decided to add some in + it was so. damn. goood. Because the sauce does have so much flavor + is somewhat rich, eating it as is without any meat would be just as delicious. Below is the recipe as I found it, however I do have some other notes as to what I did differently which can be found at the bottom.

Let's get down to business...

Ingredients:

Garnishment:

* 3 t. Lemon peel, grated

* 2 t. Fresh parsley, minced

* 2 Garlic cloves, minced

Sauce:

* 1/4 C. Butter

* 1 Small onion, chopped

* 2 Garlic cloves, minced

* 1 t. Lemon peel, grated

* 1/2 C. Heavy Whipping Cream

* 1/2 t. Salt

* 1/8 t. Pepper

* 4 oz. Cream cheese, cubed

* 2 T. Lemon juice

* 2 Tomatoes, diced

* 2 t. Fresh parsley, minced

* Parmesan Cheese, grated

* Fettuccine Noodles

How To:

* Mix garnishment set aside, + start your Fettuccine noodles.

* In a large skillet over medium high heat melt the butter. 

* Add onion + cook 3-4 mins until tender.

* Add garlic + lemon peel.

* Slowly stir in heavy cream, salt + pepper.

* Whisk in cream cheese + stir until melted.

* Remove sauce from heat + let it cool slightly.

* Add in lemon juice

* Add pasta, tomatoes + parsley to the sauce + toss to coat.

* Serve immediately, top with garnishment + Parmesan cheese.

* Enjoy! :)

Notes: 

* Like I said I added shrimp to my pasta. I just bought a 40-60 count bag of frozen cooked shrimp, defrosted it + then warmed up the shrimp in a skillet with a few spoonfuls of the sauce + some water.

* I opted to omit the tomatoes since I wanted more of a lemon garlic flavor. I also didn't include the lemon peel which I don't think really played in a big factor, my pasta still had a nice zesty lemon flavor from the lemon juice alone. 

* I love a ton of sauce on my pasta so next time I make this I think I may double the sauce recipe, I got about 3 servings out of the recipe as it is. 

* I didn't toss my pasta in the sauce like the recipe calls for, however I do wish I had as it is a very thick sauce + would be best tossed rather than ladled onto the pasta. 

I can't say enough good things about this recipe, it was that delicious! Definitely putting this one down in the recipe book + can't wait to make it again! Next time I might try making it with chicken + maybe I'll add broccoli to it :) There are just so many combinations that would be so good with this sauce, I'll go do some experimenting + get back to ya.

Until next time friends...Cheers!!

<3 Noonie

Brown Sugar + Garlic BBQ Chicken

I bring you this delicious recipe as a result of my most current MOTW (that's Musings of The Week for the newbies). I had it set in my mind that I'd try this recipe for the first time this past week + boy was I happy I did! It's both delicious, super easy to make + it takes less than 30 minutes to bake! Doesn't get much better than that! :) I'll admit when I first found this recipe on Pinterest I was a little apprehensive about the whole brown sugar + garlic combo. But after reading that even the author's picky family liked it I thought I'd give it a go. I mean after all I never thought meatloaf with a brown sugar sauce on top of it would taste good, but it really does! So I went for it + like I said I was happy I did!

+ I know you will love it too! 

Get your ingredients together + let's make some chicken!

Ingredients:

* 4 T. Brown Sugar

* 4 T. Minced Garlic

* 4 Chicken Breasts

* 1/2 C. BBQ Sauce

(I always use Sweet Baby Ray's Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce, 

which went exceptionally well with this recipe since it too has brown sugar in it)

How To:

- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees

- Coat a 9X12 pan with baking spray

-Combine brown sugar + garlic in a small bowl

                                                    

- Place chicken in baking dish + smother it with the brown sugar/garlic mix

- Bake chicken about 15-20 mins (or until juices run clear)

                                                  

-Turn broiler on + brush the BBQ sauce evenly over the chicken

-Broil about 5 minutes +....

Enjoy!

I served this chicken alongside some Italian garlic pasta + corn. Definitely the perfect combination.

Until next time friends...Cheers!!!

<3 Noonie

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