pasta with shrimp

Just wanted to share a recipe I tried for the first time last night. It's from Ellie Krieger (from Healthy Appetite on Food Network). I adapted it just a little bit. The nice thing is the pasta, seafood, and veggie can be interchangeable with whatever you might happen to have around the house!

12 oz linguine (or whatever you have around)
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
4 Garlic Cloves, minced
1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined (scallops and maybe even strips of chicken breast would be good here)
Asparagus (or whatever veggie you have around.... the amt depends on how much you like )
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 Cup White Wine
1/4 Cup Chicken Stock
1 cup reserved pasta water
1 Cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley (or whatever you have around... i used scallions b/c I didn't have parsley)
Salt, Pepper, and grated parmesan cheese to taste

Bring water for pasta to a boil. Season with salt; cook asparagus to desired doneness (i keep them in there for about one minute so they still have a bite). remove from water; add pasta. cook until al dente. Save one cup of pasta water.

Heat olive oil in a deep skillet. add garlic. Be sure not to burn it! add shrimp; cook about 3-4 mins (until they turn pink). remove shrimp. Add chicken stock, wine, pasta water, lemon juice. Bring to a boil and simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Add shrimp, asparagus, and parsley. Add drained pasta to skillet (or transfer to a large bowl if it wont all fit in the skillet). Toss together, season with salt, pepper and parm cheese to taste.