Shrimp Pasta Salad
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Notes from the Test Kitchen:
This quick and easy pasta salad recipe is sure to be a hit at your next party. Steaming the shrimp in beer makes them pretty tasty. The Old Bay adds tons of flavor too. The celery and onions add a bit of crunch to the salad. Very tasty!
This quick and easy pasta salad recipe is sure to be a hit at your next party. Steaming the shrimp in beer makes them pretty tasty. The Old Bay adds tons of flavor too. The celery and onions add a bit of crunch to the salad. Very tasty!
Ingredients
- 1 lb
- shrimp, raw shrimp
- 1 can(s)
- fake beer or real beer, any kind for steaming shrimp.
- 1/2 c
- Old Bay seasoning
- 1 pkg
- elbow macaroni, cooked according to package.
- 2 stick
- stalks of celery, chopped
- 1/2
- small onion, cut and diced
- 3 to 4 Tbsp
- Old Bay, again more or less according to taste
- 1 to 1 1/2 c
- mayonnaise, more or less depending on how creamy you want it
FOR THE SALAD
How to Make Shrimp Pasta Salad
- 1Steam Shrimp. If you have a rice steamer, great. If you have an insert for a pan, that will work. Put the beer in a pot in place of water. Add the steamer basket and fill with shrimp.
- 2Pour in 1/2 cup of Old Bay seasoning. Cut up some onions and add. Cover with a lid. Place pot on stove top. Cook shrimp until pink (should be about 8 to 10 minutes on medium). When done, peel shrimp cut into two's.
- 3Now for the salad. Add shrimp to cooled cooked pasta and remaining ingredients. Cool in the fridge.
About Shrimp Pasta Salad
Course/Dish: Salads, Fish, Pasta, Other Main Dishes, Pasta Sides, Other Side Dishes, Tuna Salads, Pasta Salads, Other Salads, Seafood, Salads
Main Ingredient: Seafood
Regional Style: American
Dietary Needs: Vegetarian
