COLORFUL PASTA SALAD WITH CRAB

Colorful Pasta salad with crab image

Provided by Judy Wisniewski

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 box tri color corkscrew pasta
2 pepper, I use orange and red peppers
2 tomatoes
1 sweet onion
1 pkg Louis Kemp crab meat
1 bunch broccoli florets
1 c mayonnaise
1/2 c zesty italian dressing
1/4 c parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
parsley flakes

Steps:

1. Cook the pasta according to package set aside to cool
2. Cut the stems off the broccoli, throw them away. Steam the florets - place the florets in a pot with a very small amount of water, place a lid on the pot and cook on low until a bright green, set aside to cool ** I usually make the pasta and broccoli the evening before and place in the refrigerator overnight to assure it is cooled.
3. Remove the seeds and chop the peppers and tomatoes, chop the onion, try to make them all the same size I usually cut them really tiny, sometimes I throw them in the food processor, however doing so can make them a bit watery.
4. Cut the crab meat in small chunks, or you may flake them.
5. Add the mayo, parm cheese and dressing in a bowl whisk well, add salt and pepper to taste. ** we like it with a lot of dressing I usually make extra
6. Mix in a large bowl combine the pasta, veggies and crab, pour the dressing mixture over the pasta mixture and mix, garnish with parm cheese and parsley flake.