summer shrimp pasta

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77 Pinches
fort lauderdale, FL
Updated on Jul 28, 2013

If you love shrimp and you love ranch dressing- then do not hesitate to make this for all occasions. I am always asked to make this for pot luck dinners and picnics !!!!

prep time 1 Hr
cook time 15 Min
method No-Cook or Other
yield 12

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boiled -peeled ( or pre-cooked) shrimp
  • 1 - medium red onion ( well minced )
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes ( sliced in halves )
  • 1 medium cucumber-peeled and quartered and sliced
  • 1 bottle ranch dressing mix (i like buttermilk style)
  • 1/2 cup mayonaise
  • 1 package hidden valley dry ranch dressing mix
  • 1/4 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon season salt and pepper
  • 1 box sea shell pasta (cooked al dente and drained)

How To Make summer shrimp pasta

  • Step 1
    Prepare shrimp and sea shell pasta(if not pre-cooked) Boil pasta until just al dente- drain and cool. Chop each shrimp into 2-3 pieces for the salad.Add lemon juice to shrimp in large plastic container with a lid. add cooked pasta to shrimp.
  • Step 2
    Pre cut the red onion- I process in chopped until finely minced. Cut the cucumber into bite-size pieces and also cut the grape tomatoes into halves or thirds. Add to shrimp.
  • Step 3
    Mix the salad dressing and mayonnaise and the dry Hidden Valley Ranch dressing together and then pour on to the salad mixture and mix together and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours or overnight.(stir all again before serving for even distribution of ranch dressing.)

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Category: Pasta Sides
Category: Pasta Salads
Keyword: #Onion
Keyword: #shrimp
Keyword: #cucumbers
Keyword: #ranch
Keyword: #red
Keyword: #tomatoes
Keyword: #grape
Ingredient: Seafood
Culture: American

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