Seafood Pasta Salad

I love seafood. IT Guy? Not so much. But I don't let his weird  (and by weird I mean he doesn't like seafood. What's with THAT?) food habits keep me from doing what I want to do. And this pasta salad is what I wanted to do and I'm glad I did because it was GOOD! I used imitation crab meat but the real deal would be wonderful. I had some frozen cooked shrimp that I threw in that were perfect. This is easy and delicious!

Seafood Pasta Salad




12 ounces pasta ~ cooked and drained (I used penne)
8 ounce package imitation crab-meat
2 cups frozen cooked shrimp
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup sugar
4 green onions ~ diced
1 - 2 stalks celery ~ chopped
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
1 tablespoon dried parsley

In a large bowl, stir together the buttermilk, mayo, sugar, lemon juice, lemon pepper, garlic powder and seasoning salt.

Add the crab, shrimp, onions and celery.

Stir together then add the cooked pasta and mix gently to combine.

Chill for several hours or overnight.

Sprinkle with dried parsley right before serving.

 

Let's go!

 

In a large bowl, stir together the buttermilk, 

mayo, sugar, lemon juice, lemon pepper, 

seasoning salt, garlic powder and seasoning salt.

 

Add the crab, shrimp, onions and celery.

 

Stir together then add the cooked 

pasta and mix gently to combine.

 

Chill and serve!

I made this the other day when no one was home but IT Guy and me...which doesn't happen very often these days.  I was in the mood for some seafood but I knew IT Guy wouldn't even come near it so it was leftovers for him! I whipped up his food real quick so I could fix mine and relish every bite! And I did, too! What made it taste even better was that I scored a great deal on the shrimp. And the smell of that garlic cooking in the pan must have lingered because when one of my kids walked in the door...his nose went in the air and asked if there was any more of whatever he was smelling. Sadly...for him..there was none. I ate it ALL and didn't feel one bit guilty, either!

Roasted Garlic Shrimp with Pasta



8 ounces angel hair pasta – cooked and drained

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
2 cloves garlic – minced
½ pound Shrimp – peeled, deveined
Salt
Pepper
Cayenne pepper - optional but recommended

Cook pasta. Drain and set aside.

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil and butter. Add minced garlic and sauté until garlic is lightly browned. Add shrimp, salt, pepper and cayenne. Cook until shrimp is done. Add pasta to skillet and combine well. Divide onto two plates.

Serves 2

Here's ALMOST everything. 

Apparently I was so excited to 

make this that I forgot to show 

the butter and cayenne pepper. 

But I DID use it!

 

See? Here's the butter swimming 

with the olive oil.

 

Throw in your minced garlic 

and let that cook a bit.

 

Toss on your cleaned shrimp.

 

Cook until the shrimp are done. 

This will only take a few minutes.

 

Throw in your cooked and drained pasta!!