Kahala's Macaroni Seafood Salad

A cool seafood salad that's a real treat for potlucks. Salad shrimp, crab meat, hard-cooked eggs, and the pasta of your choice are tossed in a homemade dressing.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 463 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• salt to taste
• 1 carrot, grated
• 4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
• paprika to taste
• black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces
• 1 cup frozen fully cooked salad shrimp, thawed
• 16 ounces mayonnaise
• 0.25 cup milk
• 0.5 cup frozen petite peas, thawed
• 0.5 cup crab meat, cooked

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and add pasta to a large bowl. Stir in eggs, carrots, peas, shrimp, and crab meat. Cover, and refrigerate.

Step 2

To make dressing, stir together mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice, and sugar. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and paprika.

Step 3

Mix dressing into chilled pasta, stirring until well combined. If the salad seems dry, stir in more mayonnaise and a splash more milk or water. Cover, and chill before serving.