5 shrimp and imitation crab pasta salad Recipes

dry small shell pasta, cooked shrimp (chopped or left whole ), cooked crabmeat (can use imitation crab meat), stalk celery, diced, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, green onions, chopped, cubed provolone cheese (or use mozzarella cheese or cheese of choice), frozen peas, thawed (optional, or can use 1/3 cup sliced black olives), mayonnaise (such as hellman s ), salad dressing (such as miracle whip ), sour cream, garlic powder, fresh lemon juice, old bay seasoning (or use more ), salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste), hot sauce (to taste, such as louisiana hot sauce or tabasco sauce), whipping cream (use only if needed)

uncooked tri-colored spiral pasta, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, imitation crabmeat, flaked, tiny shrimp, drained, grape tomatoes, halved, english cucumber, diced, sliced black olives, drained, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped

pasta , whatever shape you like, green onions, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, a small red pepper, chopped, chopped sweet pickles, parsley flakes, cooked salad shrimp, chopped, imitation crab meat, chopped, creamy french salad dressing, mayonnaise, salt, pepper

uncooked pasta rings or elbow or little shells or ditalini, etc - the smaller the pasta, the better, fresh crab meat (i prefer to use the refrigerated crab - or pick my own crab meat off the legs - over the shelved canned crab...it gives such a great fresh flavor that can tsp be matched by shelved or imitation crab meat), fresh medium shrimp, chopped coarsely, chopped green onions, whites and some of the greens, diced celery (i prefer to peel the outer stalks of the celery first, using a potato peeler - try it sometime...the celery is tender and crispy without all the stringy-ness!), mayonnaise, dried dill weed, two of old bay seasoning, juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper to your taste (if even needed - taste it first)