Recipe: Appetizing Easy Seafood Pasta Salad

Easy Seafood Pasta Salad. This seafood pasta salad recipe is made with shell pasta and ranch dressing. Make this tasty salad with imitation crab, shrimp, or another shellfish. This pasta salad may be made with crabmeat, shrimp, lobster, or a combination of shellfish.

In case you haven't noticed, this classic summer pasta salad recipe definitely takes it up. This pasta seafood salad recipe is a family favorite. As the weather warms up, our schedules start to get a little crazy. You can have Easy Seafood Pasta Salad using 10 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Easy Seafood Pasta Salad

1. Prepare 1 of cucumber.
2. It's 1 of tomato.
3. It's 2 packs of shredded cheese *I used 1 cheddar and 1 sharp.
4. Prepare 2 bottles of Classic Italian Salad Dressing.
5. You need 1 bag of raw peeled deveined shrimp *I used 1/2 bag/any size.
6. It's of Black pepper.
7. It's 2 boxes of pasta -tri colored rotini.
8. Prepare of White eggs.
9. It's of Butter or oil.
10. You need of Water.

Because we are all coming and going at different times, making one meal for everyone to enjoy together is more of a challenge. This refreshing salad is always well received, especially in summer. My mother said the recipe just "evolved", because she kept adding ingredients until it tasted right. It really does have great flavor!

Easy Seafood Pasta Salad instructions

1. Boil water - when it comes to a boil add all the pasta. Cook until done *usually 35-45 mins on medium high.i like my noodles on the softer side I DO PASTA 1ST SO IT HAS TIME TO COOL.
2. While pasta boiling -Boil 5-6 eggs about 15-20 mins. Once finished, peel & let cool *don't want warm eggs in pasta salad.
3. Cut /slice eggs in sizes of choice and add pepper.
4. Dice / cut cucumber into small pieces or sizes of choice.
5. Dice / cut tomato into small pieces or size of choice.
6. After that, combine and stir to mix together in bowl. Add half bottle of Italian dressing to the diced cucumbers and tomatoes. Cover and refrigerate..
7. Add half bottle of Italian dressing to the diced cucumbers and tomatoes. Cover and refrigerate..
8. Melt 1 spoon of butter in pan. Place thawed shrimp in pan. On medium /medium high cook through & until orange both sides. Once done take out *I USE 1/2 BAG.
9. Be sure to turn them over to cook/roate evenly both sides(4 mins). I cooked mine on medium high..
10. Cut tail off (can leave on) and cut up shrimp to size of choosing.
11. In empty container/pan add medium layer of cooled pasta then cover with cheese throw in some shrimp and eggs. Cover with 1/2 bottle dressing..
12. Then add the rest of the pasta and all other ingredients remaining and lightly mix.
13. Eat!!! yummm *i like to let mine chill in the fridge before eating : ).
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Seafood and pasta should be free of excess water. In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, cooked seafood, uncooked peas, bell pepper or pimientos, onion and Parmesan cheese. Fresh and easy pasta salad packed with crisp vegetables, fresh mozzarella, and tossed with a simple dressing. Pasta salad is easy to make. The ingredients are simple and flexible, so you can make this when you are inundated by summer produce or you can adapt to what's in season in the fall and winter.