AMAZING CRAB SHELLS

Amazing Crab Shells image

My family calls this 'those crab thingies' (even the adults), but they request it every holiday, and make up holidays so they can get me to make it.

Provided by Barbara Hall

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Seafood Shrimp

Time 2h40m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

36 jumbo pasta shells
2 (8 ounce) packages Neufchatel cheese
1 pound imitation crabmeat
6 ounces cooked tiny shrimp
1 onion, minced
2 stalks celery, chopped
⅓ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Steps:

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, and add pasta shells; boil until al dente. Drain well.
In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, crab, shrimp, onion, celery, mayonnaise, sugar, salt, pepper and lemon juice; mix well.
Stuff cream cheese mixture into the jumbo pasta shells. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 129.8 calories, Carbohydrate 15.8 g, Cholesterol 21.9 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 277.5 mg, Sugar 2.2 g