colorful pasta salad with crab

Name: Colorful Pasta salad with crab
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box(es) tri color corkscrew pasta; 2 - pepper, I use orange and red peppers; 2 - tomatoes; 1 - sweet onion; 1 package(s) Louis Kemp crab meat; 1 bunch(es) broccoli florets; 1 cup(s) mayonnaise; 1/2 cup(s) zesty italian dressing; 1/4 cup(s) parmesan cheese; - salt and pepper; - parsley flakes

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Judy Wisniewski

Pennsauken, NJ

Updated on Mar 23, 2013

This came from a dear old friend who I have not seen in a really long time. I think she got it from Kraft, my family loves it. I am always asked to bring it when we have family functions. I just made it for my daughter who requested it for her bday party. I make variations my preference is without the crab meat, I am also not a broccoli eater I have made it without the broccoli as well.

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Ingredients

1 box tri color corkscrew pasta
2 - pepper, I use orange and red peppers
2 - tomatoes
1 - sweet onion
1 package Louis Kemp crab meat
1 bunch broccoli florets
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup zesty italian dressing
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
- parsley flakes

How To Make colorful pasta salad with crab

Step 1

Cook the pasta according to package set aside to cool

Step 2

Cut the stems off the broccoli, throw them away. Steam the florets - place the florets in a pot with a very small amount of water, place a lid on the pot and cook on low until a bright green, set aside to cool ** I usually make the pasta and broccoli the evening before and place in the refrigerator overnight to assure it is cooled.
Step 3

Remove the seeds and chop the peppers and tomatoes, chop the onion, try to make them all the same size I usually cut them really tiny, sometimes I throw them in the food processor, however doing so can make them a bit watery.
Step 4

Cut the crab meat in small chunks, or you may flake them.
Step 5

Add the mayo, parm cheese and dressing in a bowl whisk well, add salt and pepper to taste. ** we like it with a lot of dressing I usually make extra
Step 6

Mix in a large bowl combine the pasta, veggies and crab, pour the dressing mixture over the pasta mixture and mix, garnish with parm cheese and parsley flake.
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