Using a packaged pesto sauce mix saves time in this 20-minute orzo pasta salad recipe.

Drain; reserving 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water.

Stir 1 teaspoon of the pesto mix into the reserved cooking water; set aside.

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Seal and shake to combine.

Add shrimp to bag; seal and turn to coat.

Add the pesto-marinated shrimp to the skillet and cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until shrimp is opaque.

Add the cooked pasta to the skillet with the zucchini and shrimp mixture.

Stir in the reserved pasta water until absorbed, scraping up any seasoning in the bottom of the pan.

Season with salt and pepper.

Squeeze the lemon halves over the pasta just before serving.

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