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."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (99)

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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 Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2004 by MAGGIE MCGUIRE   view full review
The filling recipe for the shells is excellent if you leave out the sugar and sub sour cream...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 7, 2005 by JCDNSD   view full review
Skip the shells and serve this as a dip! I made this for Thanksgiving and put half of the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2003 by MOLSON7   view full review
These were easy. Nobody seemed to care for them. I tought the cream cheese overpowered the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2003 by SUEMAMA   view full review
Everyone loved this great treat!!! I used sour cream instead of mayo as my Mom can't eat...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2004 by WALKESHA   view full review
I used real crab meat for this recipe and it makes a very elegant appetizer....they do get a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by Breana   view full review
I made these for an office party and am still (2 months later) receiving compliments on them....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2003 by RETROSTAR76   view full review
i made these for a dinner party over a year ago and they were a HUGE hit. not only that, my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by RENOLOUISE   view full review
I spent a lot of time trying make this work with the shells. The bad news is that no one cared...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by FLOWER9530   view full review
Wow, Will be making this often I used real cream cheese and they tasted great. Babs
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2003 by JAZZY-GIRL   view full review
Pretty tasty, but I would probably use less onion next time. But all in all, very good.

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