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Ultimate Shrimp and Crab Mac Salad: The Perfect Summer Dish!

A chilled seafood macaroni salad for hot summer days featuring small shrimp and either imitation or real crab meat.

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
25 mins
Additional Time:
4 hrs
Total Time:
4 hrs 45 mins
Servings:
6

Ingredients

  • 5largeeggs

  • 3cupsuncooked elbow macaroni

  • ½poundfresh shrimp, peeled and deveined

  • ½poundcrabmeat

  • 2stripscelery, diced

  • ½onion, minced

  • ½green bell pepper, diced

  • 1cupmayonnaise

  • ½cupmilk

  • 2teaspoonscocktail sauce

  • 1teaspoondried dill weed

  • 1teaspoonchopped fresh mint

  • 1teaspoonsalt

  • ½teaspoonwhite sugar

  • ⅛teaspoonhot pepper sauce

  • 2teaspoonspaprika, or as desired

Cooking Directions

  1. Prepare salad: Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes. Remove eggs from hot water, cool under cold running water, and peel. Slice 1 egg for garnish; chop remaining 4 eggs.

  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.

  3. Combine shrimp, crab, macaroni, chopped eggs, celery, onion, and bell pepper in a large bowl.

  4. Make dressing: Whisk together mayonnaise, milk, cocktail sauce, dill, mint, salt, sugar, and hot pepper sauce in a medium bowl until well combined.

  5. Pour dressing over macaroni mixture; mix thoroughly. Sprinkle with paprika and garnish with egg slices. Seal the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator, 4 to 6 hours.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe6
Calories621
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
36g 		46%
Saturated Fat
6g 		32%
Cholesterol
257mg 		86%
Sodium
893mg 		39%
Total Carbohydrate
45g 		16%
Dietary Fiber
2g 		9%
Total Sugars
4g
Protein
30g
Vitamin C
12mg 		59%
Calcium
110mg 		8%
Iron
4mg 		22%
Potassium
490mg 		10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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