Creamy Crab and Pasta Salad Recipe
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Creamy Crab and Pasta Salad

By: dakota kelly 
"Crabmeat and pasta are tossed with a creamy seasoned sauce in this great chilled salad."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (25)

What to Drink?
Wine Chardonnay
Cocktail Sidecar
Chilled Non-Alcoholic Best Lemonade Ever
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
12 Min
Ready In:
27 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 ounce) package uncooked pasta shells
  • 1/2 cup light sour cream
  • 1/2 cup light mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon honey mustard
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pound cooked crabmeat
  • 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta shells 10 to 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
  2. In a bowl, blend the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey mustard, and dill. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. In a large bowl, toss together the cooked pasta, sour cream mixture, crabmeat, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and green onions. Cover and chill until serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 295 | Total Fat: 8.6g | Cholesterol: 54mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2003 by QUASINAUGHT   view full review
This was really good. I don't like peppers so I ommited them. I added hard boiled eggs, can't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2005 by KEKNIPFER   view full review
I read some of the previous reviews, so I doubled the sauce, added garlic, celery & hard...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2003 by CDNRUNREH   view full review
Excellent recipe. I used "Lemon-Dilly" seasonings in place of the fresh dill and it turned...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2005 by Karen   view full review
Salad was dry, but had good taste. It needed more spices or something to perk up the taste. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2004 by Lizzie   view full review
Pretty good! I left out the bell peppers and the dill and it was yummy. I doubled the sauce...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2006 by JIZNIL   view full review
I couldn't get enough of this, neither could the group I was feeding.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2006 by MRBOEJANGLES   view full review
LOVED IT!!!! We didn't have gree/red peppers handy so I substituted a cup of celery. WHEN...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2011 by Abbey85   view full review
Love this recipe! I made some changes to it. I used red onion instead of green and left out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by happycook Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This was definitely better the next day. The day I made it I did not care for it. There was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2010 by momcrosser   view full review
This salad was not very good. Very bland. It was edible, but not something that I would make...

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