Affordable Seafood Pasta Salad
Indulge in our Affordable Seafood Pasta Salad recipe. Bursting with flavor, this dish features tender pasta, succulent seafood, and crisp vegetables, all tossed in a creamy dressing that's as luxurious as it is budget-friendly. Perfect for any occasion, this recipe promises to impress without the fuss.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Macaroni Noodles
- 12 oz Shrimp
- 5 oz Packaged or Canned Salmon
- 6 oz Imitation Crab
- 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 3 tsp Old Bay
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
Vegetables
- ½ cup Diced Onion
- ½ cup Red Bell Pepper
- ½ cup Yellow Bell Pepper
- ¼ cup Chopped Green Onion
Dressing
- 1 cup Mayo
- ¼ cup Sweet Relish
- 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- ½ Lemon juice
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Transfer the cooked pasta to a large mixing bowl.
- Season your shrimp with the onion powder, garlic powder, and 1½ teaspoon of Old Bay.
- In a medium-sized skillet, melt your butter. Once your butter is melted, toss in your shrimp and minced garlic and cook until your shrimp is done cooking. This should only take 2-3 minutes.
- Dump your shrimp in the same bowl as the macaroni noodles and put it in the fridge to cool.
- Dice up your onions, bell peppers, green onion, and imitation crab meat.
- Once your shrimp and noodles are cooled down, add in your vegetables, imitation crab meat, and salmon.
- Then, add in all of your dressing ingredients and the remaining 1½ tsp of Old Bay.
- Mix everything until it is well combined. Give it a taste test and add any salt, pepper, or more Old Bay seasoning according to taste.
- Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld together before serving chilled. Enjoy your creamy seafood pasta salad!