- Cool the pasta fully before mixing
- Drain seafood well
- Chill for the best flavor
- Stir gently before serving
Best Seafood Pasta Salad
Creamy cold pasta salad with tender seafood and crisp vegetables.
Ingredients
- 12 oz pasta rotini, shells, or bowtie
- ½ lb shrimp peeled, deveined, cooked and chopped
- ½ lb imitation crab meat chopped
- ½ cup celery finely diced
- ½ cup red bell pepper finely diced
- ¼ cup red onion finely diced
- Dressing:
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 1½ tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Optional Add-Ins:
- Fresh dill or parsley
- Old Bay seasoning
- Peas or cucumber
Instructions
- Cook pasta and cool completely.
- Prepare and chop seafood.
- Whisk dressing ingredients.
- Fold pasta, seafood, and vegetables into dressing.
- Chill, adjust seasoning, and serve.