Shrimp Pasta Salad
This is a zesty and delicious shrimp and pasta salad recipe from our family. We enjoy making this for cookouts, games days, or as a savory salad to enjoy with friends. You will find this recipe easy to make and a hit with all of your friends. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 24 oz Peeled and deveined small sized raw shrimp (previously frozen is okay)
- 16 oz Package Angel Hair Pasta
- 1 Cucumber, finely diced (peel is optional)
- 3 Roma Tomatoes, diced with seeds removed
- 1 Bell Pepper, finely diced (pepper preference is optional)
- 1/2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tbsp McCormick Perfect Pinch Salad Supreme Seasoning
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1.5 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1.5 Bottles Ken's Zesty Italian Salad Dressing (be sure it's Zesty Italian, not just Italian)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Begin by prepping your salad ingredients. Wash and finely dice 1 cucumber, 1 bell pepper, and 3 Roma tomatoes with seeds removed. Set aside in a bowl. Clean shrimp by ensuring tail, shell, and veins are removed. Set shrimp aside.
- On the stove top, fill a pot with water, add salt, and 1.5 tbsp of olive oil. (The olive oil will prevent the pasta from sticking together). Bring water mixture to a rolling boil, add pasta and cook until al dente. Angel Hair Pasta is very thin, so the pasta should cook quickly within 3-5 minutes.
- While pasta water is coming to a boil, take a fry pan or sauté pan and melt 1 tbsp of butter. Once butter is melted, add shrimp. Season shrimp with 1/2 tsp old bay seasoning, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder. Sauté and cook shrimp until it is pink and done. Set cooked shrimp aside. Do not discard butter sauce in pan since you will add this to the pasta salad later for extra flavor.
- Once pasta is done, remove from heat, drain, and add to a large mixing bowl. To the mixing bowl add cooked shrimp and butter sauce, diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers, sprinkle 1 tbsp of McCormick Perfect Pinch Salad Supreme Seasoning, and 1 bottle of Ken's Zesty Italian Salad Dressing. Toss salad until fully combined. Store in refrigerator to chill. Before serving, take a second bottle of Ken's Zesty Italian and add to taste or to loosen any noodles. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 213kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 13gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 335mgPotassium: 256mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 309IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 1mg
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