Description
Enjoy a delicious and refreshing Seafood Pasta Salad that’s perfect for summer gatherings or a light lunch. This salad features a medley of shrimp, crab, and veggies tossed in a creamy dressing, creating a flavorful dish that everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 8 oz elbow macaroni or small pasta shells
- 1/2 lb cooked shrimp, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 lb imitation crab meat or real crab, chopped
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
Dressing:
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Cook the Pasta: Boil pasta in salted water, drain, and rinse under cold water.
- Prepare Salad: Combine pasta, shrimp, crab, celery, onion, and peas in a bowl.
- Make Dressing: Whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, mustard, seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Combine: Toss pasta mixture with dressing and parsley until coated.
- Chill: Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
- Serve: Enjoy cold.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add diced dill pickles or a dash of hot sauce.
- You can use all shrimp or all crab if preferred.
- This salad is great for potlucks, picnics, or as a light lunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook (after boiling pasta)
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
