Pasta and noodles
Colored Pasta with Thousand Island Dressing
Colored pasta with crab or shrimp and a wonderful Thousand Island dressing. A delicious and complete dish that works as a side or a main meal... and most importantly, it doesn't take much time to prepare.
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Colored pasta with Thousand Island dressing... a dish of boiled pasta with crab meat or shrimp and a wonderful dressing.
Ingredients
- Half a packet of colored pasta
- Quarter kilo crab or shrimp
- Half a red sweet bell pepper
- 2 stalks of green onion
- Chopped parsley for garnish
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Thousand Island dressing:
- Half a cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons hot chili powder
- Finely chopped pickles or pickled vegetables
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
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Method
- Boil the pasta in the usual way or as directed on the package, then let it drain
- Mix all the dressing ingredients in a bowl until well combined
- Place the cooked pasta in a bowl, and distribute the crab or shrimp over it
- Cut the red pepper into small cubes or squares and chop the green onion, then add them on top
- Add the dressing and mix
- Finally sprinkle salt and pepper to taste and mix
- Transfer the colored pasta with Thousand Island dressing to a serving dish and garnish with chopped parsley
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Notes and serving ideas
- Easy Baked Pasta Casserole






