Homestyle Seafood Pasta Salad
How to make the best seafood salad!
Have you ever one of those days when there’s just no time to make dinner?
You might have plenty of time earlier in the day. But then from about 4pm on, you’re just booked solid. Doctor’s appointments, after-school activities, afternoon meetings – whatever it is, you’re running around steadily until you finally come home at dinnertime. And then dinner isn’t ready, because you had no time to cook.
On days like that, it’s really handy to have a dinner recipe that you can whip up ahead of time, so it’s ready and waiting when you finally get home. The Crockpot is a good way to do this, of course, but what if you want a cold meal instead of a hot one?
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Why, then you whip up this Homestyle Seafood Pasta Salad, of course. It’s a hearty mix of shell pasta, imitation crabmeat, chopped celery, and a zesty, creamy dressing with a touch of Old Bay Seasoning. All you have to do is mix everything together and pop it in the fridge to chill, and it will be ready and waiting whenever you come home.
Homestyle Seafood Pasta Salad
(printable recipe and ingredient list at bottom of post)
DIRECTIONS:
- Place cooked pasta in a large mixing bowl.
- Add in celery and crab meat. Mixing in mayo, sugar, vinegar and lemon juice.
- Next add in your salt, pepper, onion powder and Old Bay Seasoning.
- Mix all together in a large bowl. Chill for at least 2 hours. Served chilled.
Homestyle Seafood Pasta Salad
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Ingredients
- 1 lb Medium Shell Pasta cooked
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 1 pound imitation crabmeat chopped
- 1 and 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tsp Old Bay Seasoning seafood seasoning
Instructions
- Place cooked pasta in a large mixing bowl.
- Add in celery and crab meat.
- Mix in mayo, sugar, vinegar and lemon juice.
- Next add in your salt, pepper, onion powder and Old Bay Seasoning.
- Mix all together in a large bowl. Chill for at least 2 hours. Served chilled.
Notes
Nutrition
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I think it’s very tasty but I believe the measurements of the ingredients could be increased for more flavor. Love all the flavors and I added chopped up shrimp also.
Yummmy! I wasn’t sure about the sugar and vinegar, but it added a little unexpected layer of flavor. I didn’t have Old Bay, so I sprinkled on some dried ranch dressing mix. This is the best! Thank you!
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Those sound like amazing additions!!! Love it!
I just had to say how much I enjoyed this recipe! For the longest time I have been looking for a seafood pasta recipe. I never really cared too much for the ones in the deli at the supermarket but I bought them because I could never really make a exceptional seafood salad recipe of my own after several attempts . I ended up adding shrimp and imitation crab and doubling the dressing.It was absolutely delicious thank you so much!This will be a regular in my summer salad recipes!
Yay Sara! I am so happy you loved the recipe 🙂 It’s one of my favs too!
Really loved this pasta salad! Doubled the dressing and added chopped bell pepper, frozen baby peas, and shrimp. Love the idea of adding chopped boiled eggs too!