Creamy Garlic Pasta With Shrimp

A quick and easy healthy pasta dish from Eating Well Magazine (May/June 2010).

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 2 cups each

Ingredients

• 6  ounces  whole wheat spaghetti
• 12  ounces shrimp, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1  bunch asparagus, thinly sliced
• 1  red bell pepper, sliced
• 1  cup peas
• 3  garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups nonfat yogurt or 1 1⁄2 cups low-fat yogurt
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 3  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1  tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1⁄4 cup  toasted pine nuts

Directions

1. Boil large pot of water and boil pasta for 2 minutes less than directions state. Add shrimp and asparagus, bell pepper and peas. Cook until the pasta is tender and shrimp are cooked (2-4 minutes more).
2. Mash garlic and salt in a large bowl until a paste forms. Whisk in yogurt, parsley, lemon juice, oil, and pepper. Add the pasta mixture and toss to coat. Serve sprinkled with pine nuts.