Shrimp and Pasta Salad

Marlene.'s Note:

This recipe was given to me by a friend. It's a simple salad with shrimp, pasta and peas you could easily change the spices in to suit your own tastes. I usually have the eggs hard boiled already to save prep time.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• ½ lb small shrimp (salad size)
• 2 cups cooked macaroni (salad type, approx 1 cup uncooked)
• 2 eggs , hard boiled and chopped
• 8 ounces frozen peas (petite size)
• 1 tablespoon onion , chopped
• 1⁄3; cup mayonnaise , less if you prefer
• 1 teaspoon horseradish
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Thaw peas.
2. In large bowl combine cooked macaroni,shrimp,peas,eggs and onion.
3. Dress with mayonnaise and horseradish.
4. Salt and pepper to taste.
5. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.

Reviews

[TasteTester]

This is the best shrimp pasta salad I've ever had, even better than my Mom's, and she's a great cook. I had never added peas or horseradish before and they really kicked up the flavor of this salad. I only used 1/2 teaspoon of the horseradish because I thought it might be too hot, but it wasn't at all, so next time I'll use the entire 1 teaspoon. Thanks for posting this terrific recipe that I'll be making many times again!!

[rickoholic83]

This pasta salad is great! I used whole wheat pasta I already had cooked and kept all other ingredients the same. LOVED the addition of the horseradish! Thanks for sharing, Marlene. **Made for Fall PAC 2008**

[*Parsley*]

Really good, cool salad. I liked the horseradish. I added more onions for extra flavor. I'd love to spice it up a bit more next time. There's lots of herbs/spices that would go great in this salad. Thanx for a great pasta salad to experiment with!