Pasta Salad with Crab

Pasta Salad with Crab

Recipe by Bibi from allrecipes.com

Dinner 60 Mins.

Ingredients

12

12 servings

  • 1 pound uncooked tri-color rotini pasta
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 8 ounces fresh crabmeat, well picked over
  • 2 ounces sliced black olives, drained
  • 3 tablespoons minced sweet onion
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 6 tablespoons balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
  • ¼ cup cherry tomatoes for garnish

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain pasta and add to a large bowl with extra-virgin olive oil. Stir well, and refrigerate, about 30 minutes, while preparing the other ingredients.
  • Combine bell pepper, broccoli, carrots, crabmeat, olives, and onion in a bowl. Add to pasta.
  • Stir together mayonnaise, balsamic vinaigrette, Italian seasoning, and black pepper for the dressing in a small bowl and pour over the pasta salad. Mix to combine. Garnish with cherry tomatoes and serve at room temperature or chilled.

Nutritional Facts

Per 12 servings

  • Calories: 259
  • Carbohydrate: 17g
  • Fat: 19g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 7g
  • Sugar: 2g

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