Greek-Style Pasta with Shrimp

By ruthg

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 1/4 cups plain low-fat yogurt
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh mint, coarsely chopped
• 1/3 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and coarsely chopped

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 20mins
Adapted from marthastewart.com

Preparation

Step 1

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.