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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Fabulous recipe will make over and over. Perfect blend of seafood and sweetness.
I have been making this recipe for over 30 years! So you could imagine how excited I was to see this! The only thing I don’t put in is the celery, but I do add a little bit of sliced black olives! My son will devour the whole Bowl so I have to hide it behind things in the refrigerator
I make something very similar, but up the veggies so add chopped cherry tomatoes, raw carrot, cucumber and sweet corn as well as the celery and also like to add some cooked prawns too . Make a big old dish, pop in fridge and eat over the week
Hi Corey, your seafood pasta looks amazing. Definitely will make this for Super Bowl party. Need clarification on the mayo amount. T/U
Hello, all the ingredient measurements are in the recipe card in at the bottom. You are going to want to use 1 and 1/2 cups mayonnaise. I hope that helps
What is old bay seasoning like? Is it spicy or have a kick to it?