Greek-Style Pasta with Shrimp

Name: Greek-Style Pasta with Shrimp
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: Coarse salt and ground pepper; 1 pound gemelli, or other short pasta; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1.25 cups plain low-fat yogurt; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 0.5 cup loosely packed fresh mint, coarsely chopped; 0.333 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and coarsely chopped

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Updated on August 18, 2020

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Servings:

6

Make this Greek-Style Pasta with Shrimp for easy summer entertaining. If the pasta salad seems a bit dry, stir in a little more yogurt just before serving.

Ingredients

Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 pound gemelli, or other short pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 ¼ cups plain low-fat yogurt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
½ cup loosely packed fresh mint, coarsely chopped
⅓ cup Kalamata olives, pitted and coarsely chopped

Directions

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente, according to package instructions; drain.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add half the shrimp; season with salt and pepper. Cook until just opaque throughout, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Repeat with remaining shrimp.
Add garlic and 2 tablespoons water to skillet, and cook until garlic is tender, scraping up any bits from bottom of pan, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl with shrimp.
Add pasta, yogurt, lemon juice, mint, and olives; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.

Variations

You can replace the shrimp with 12 ounces of thinly sliced boneless, skinless chicken breast.