Best Cool Shrimp Pasta Salad Recipes

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Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 Cups uncooked shell pasta (Your family favorite may be substituted)
2 cans salad shrimp drained and rinsed or frozen fully cooked salad shrimp thawed and rinsed (The above amounts of shrimp can change, more or less may be used depending on what your family likes)
1 Single serving can Lesure Baby Peas
1 bunch Celery chopped medium
3 Cups Miricle Whip (depending on how creamy or dry you desire the salad)
Salt and Pepper
Large covered bowl

Steps:

Cook, drain, rinse and cool pasta, letting pasta sit in collonder and stirring occasionally while getting other ingredients together helps pasta cool. In your large bowl combine shrimp,celery and peas add cooled pasta and miricle whip, salt and pepper to taste mix well and chill covered 30-45 minutes or longer. Serve alone or with chips or as a side dish at a bbq.

COOL SHRIMP PASTA SALAD image

Yield 4 main course or 8 side dish

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (16 oz) box of rotini pasta
1 lb medium cooked shrimp
1/2 of a medium green pepper
3 plum tomatoes
1/4 cup diced sweet onion (I use Vidalia)
1 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Cook pasta, following the directions on the box. Drain and rinse in cold water. Remove the seeds from the tomatoes. Chop green pepper, onion, and tomatoes into small pieces (approx. 1/4") Combine pasta, shrimp, green pepper, tomatoes, and onions in a large bowl. To make the dressing, mix together mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar in a small bowl. Pour the dressing over the other ingredients, and toss together to combine. Chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour before serving.