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Seafood Macaroni Salad Recipe

This seafood macaroni salad is the perfect anytime salad. It's light, refreshing, and flavorful, packed with imitation crab, large shrimp, and crispy fresh veggies in a creamy mayo-mustard dressing.
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Seafood Macaroni Salad, Seafood Pasta Salad
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

  • 3 cups dry elbow macaroni pasta large or small will work
  • 1 tsp salt for the pasta water
  • 1 lb cooked shrimp shells removed
  • 1 lb imitation crab meat
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onion
  • 1/2 cup sliced black olives

Dressing Ingredients

Instructions

  • Boil the pasta in lightly salted water (boil in a medium-sized pot, with 1 tsp of salt) until it's al dente.
    3 cups dry elbow macaroni pasta, 1 tsp salt
  • Drain the pasta once done, and rinse it under cold water to stop the cooking process.
  • In a large bowl. combine the mayonnaise, mustard, and lemon juice. Mix until well combined.
    1 cup mayonnaise, 2 tbsp yellow mustard, 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • Now sprinkle in the cajun seasoning and old bay seasoning. Mix well.
    1 tsp cajun seasoning, 1 tsp old bay seasoning
  • Add in the minced garlic.
    1 tsp minced garlic
  • Add in the seafood, and toss or stir in the bowl until it's covered with the dressing.
    1 lb cooked shrimp, 1 lb imitation crab meat
  • Add in the onions, celery, and olives.
    1/4 cup chopped green onion, 1/2 cup sliced black olives, 1/3 cup diced celery
  • Next add in the elbow macaroni pasta, and fold all of the ingredients.
  • Sprinkle in the dried parsley flakes and fold the ingredients.
    1 tbsp parsley flakes
  • Cover the pasta, and refrigerate until it's nice and cold.
  • Serve and enjoy!

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