Amazing Crab Shells Recipe
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Amazing Crab Shells

By: Barbara Hall  
"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."

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Prep Time:
2 Hrs 40 Min
Ready In:
2 Hrs 40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen
 

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
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

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

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 130 | Total Fat: 4.9g | Cholesterol: 22mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2004 by MAGGIE MCGUIRE 
The filling recipe for the shells is excellent if you leave out the sugar and sub sour cream... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 7, 2005 by JCDNSD 
Skip the shells and serve this as a dip! I made this for Thanksgiving and put half of the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2003 by MOLSON7 
These were easy. Nobody seemed to care for them. I tought the cream cheese overpowered the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2003 by SUEMAMA 
Everyone loved this great treat!!! I used sour cream instead of mayo as my Mom can't eat... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2004 by WALKESHA 
I used real crab meat for this recipe and it makes a very elegant appetizer....they do get a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by Breana 
I made these for an office party and am still (2 months later) receiving compliments on them.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by FLOWER9530 
Wow, Will be making this often I used real cream cheese and they tasted great. Babs MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2003 by RETROSTAR76 
i made these for a dinner party over a year ago and they were a HUGE hit. not only that, my... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by RENOLOUISE 
I spent a lot of time trying make this work with the shells. The bad news is that no one cared... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2003 by JAZZY-GIRL 
Pretty tasty, but I would probably use less onion next time. But all in all, very good. MORE

 
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