Seafood Pasta Salad with a Crisp Apple Twist

Name: Seafood Pasta Salad with a Crisp Apple Twist
Total time: 8400 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 bx 3 cups colored rigatoly pasta; 1 small sweet red pepper chopped; 1 small sweet orange pepper chopped; 2 green onions chopped (scallions); 6 oz imitation crab meat chopped; 6 oz cooked medium sized shrimp chopped; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 2 tablespoons French dressing; 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 ea Apple diced (honey crisp)

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A refreshing, creamy pasta salad that balances savory seafood and Old Bay seasoning with the sweet, crisp crunch of fresh apple. A quick make-ahead dish that everyone loves! Side Dish Prep Time 20 minutes Chill time 2 hours Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes

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Ingredients

2 hr 20 minutes

6 servings

1bx 3 cups colored rigatoly pasta
1small sweet red pepper chopped
1small sweet orange pepper chopped
2green onions chopped (scallions)
6 ozimitation crab meat chopped
6 ozcooked medium sized shrimp chopped
1/2 cupmayonnaise
2 tablespoonsFrench dressing
1/2 teaspoonOld Bay seasoning
1/2 teaspoongarlic powder
1/4 teaspoonsalt
1/4 teaspoonblack pepper
1ea Apple diced (honey crisp)

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Steps

2 hr 20 minutes

1

Prepare the pasta according to package directions. cooks approximately 9 minutes, drain, and set aside to cool.
2

Wash and dry your produce. Finely dice the mini peppers into small, uniform pieces.
3

Mince the green onions on a slight bias for a professional look. For the peppers, I like to cut them into thin strips first and then dice them across; this keeps the pieces small so they distribute perfectly throughout the pasta salad.
4

Use one medium-sized apple. (Honey crisp) This will give you roughly 1 to 1.5 cups of fruit, which balances well with the 1.5 peppers and the seafood.
Preparation: Small Diced (approx. 1/4 inch). * Since the peppers, crab, and shrimp are all chopped, a small dice ensures the apple integrates into the salad rather than sitting on top as a garnish.
5

Add the mayonnaise, French dressing, Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper to big bowl and whisk until fully combined.
6

Now add the remaining ingredients to the bowl, including the cooked pasta, and stir until combined and all ingredients are coated in sauce.
7

Refrigerate for 2-4 hours. Enjoy.