seafood pasta salad
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My mom used to make this quite a bit. I've made a few of my own adjustments to make it a little more my own. This recipe is really quick and easy, the most time consuming part of it is dicing up all the veggies, but with a food processor it can be done in no time. Just a quick note, any pasta can be used for this, I just found that I prefer the tri-colored Rotini or shells.
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prep time
35 Min
cook time
method
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yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 box tri-color rotini pasta or large shells pasta
- 1/2 cup finely diced onion
- 1/2 cup finely diced bell pepper
- 1 medium celery stalk, diced fine
- 1 cup frozen sweet peas, thawed
- 1 medium carrot, chopped fine
- 1 - 16 oz packages imitation crab meat
- 1 1/2 cups tiny cooked salad shrimp
- 1 cup low-fat mayonaise
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 dash lemon zest, grated
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic and herb seasoning
- sprig small handful fresh parsley, chopped very fine, or approx 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- dash salt and pepper, to taste
How To Make seafood pasta salad
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Step 1Cook the pasta according to directions, drain and cool completely.
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Step 2Mix in a large bowl all the vegetables with mayo, lemon juice, zest, parsley and seasonings.
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Step 3Gently stir in the noodles, imitation crab, and shrimp into the mix until evenly coated.
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Step 4Chill completely, approx. 1-2 hours or overnight.
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Step 5To make things easier and less to prep, I tried using frozen peas and carrots that had been thawed out. It was a good replace to chopping up carrots, just make sure it is completely thawed (if you use a microwave make sure it is cool when it goes in the salad) and you use approx 2 cups.
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