Pan Fried Lemon Butter Garlic Shrimp with Roasted Balsamic Brussels Sprouts and Green Beans

Here is a simple easy meal that adults and children should like.  This is a great way to introduce someone to brussels sprouts that doesn't usually eat them.  They are naturally bitter, but caramelize in the oven and adding the balsamic taste and a bit of salt magic happens!  I suggest breaking a few into leaves, they are crunchy and addictive.  This is a also a great recipe to have little children help snapping beans and pulling leaves off of sprouts.  Thinking warm spring thoughts on this snowy cold March day

Pan Fried Lemon Butter Garlic Shrimp

Ingredients
1-2 pounds of shrimp thawed and deveined
1 lemon
chipotle chili powder to taste
sea salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

1. Zest the lemon.  In a plastic bag or large bowl, combine lemon zest, juice from the lemon, chili powder, salt, pepper and shrimp.
2. Heat butter in large skillet over medium high heat.  Cook shrimp 3-4 minutes or until done, flipping after two minutes

Roasted Balsamic Brussels Sprouts

Ingredients
1-2 pounds brussels sprouts
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1-2 garlic cloves minced
sea salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 400
2. Mix oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.  Note:  you can use less oil if you have less sprouts, just keep the ratio 1 to 1
3. Cut end off brussels sprouts then cut them in half.  Keep the loose leaves they are a family favorite roasted!  Put on baking sheet.  Pour oil mixture over them and toss to coat
4. Cook for 25 minutes stirring once

Simple Green Beans

Ingredients
1-2 pounds green bean ends snapped off
1-2 garlic cloves minced
1 cup chicken broth (or veggie)
1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

1. Wash and snap ends off of green beans.
2. In large skillet over medium heat melt butter.  Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.  Add green beans and cook for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add chicken broth.  Turn down heat to simmer.  Put a top on but vent it so moisture escapes.  Cook for 20 minutes.  You can remove the top the last five minutes.  All the broth does not need to be gone, you should cook until you get the beans as soft as you like them