Shrimp Pasta Salad-- Waco Style

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb bay shrimp, pre-cooked and shelled
• 16 ounces elbow macaroni, cooked and cooled (smaller is best)
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 (3 7/8 ounce) can sliced ripe olives, drained
• 2 -3 medium celery ribs, diced finely
• 1/2 medium walla walla onion, diced (any other sweet onion such as vidalia)
• 1/4-1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated (the kraft flavored is nice in this)
• 16 ounces bernsteins light fantastic cheese fantastico salad dressing, to taste
• 1 1/2-2 tablespoons salad elegance seasoning mix, to taste (i prefer johnny's brand)
• black pepper, to taste
• garlic powder, to taste
• grape tomatoes (optional)
• egg, hard boiled and sliced (optional)
• green onion, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 boil noodles as directed on package (around 9-11 minutes);immediately rinse in cold water to stop further cooing.
• 2 prep all veggies and rinse shrimp removing any remaining shells etc that were missed while pasta boils then rinse and drain pasta so that you begin with a large bowl of cool pasta.
• 3 add in the shrimp, veggies, parmesean cheese, and salad dressing.
• 4 stir thoroghly, and add seasonings to taste.
• 5 if desired,garnish with a sliced hard boiled egg,grape tomatoes and chopped green onions.
• 6 chill for 30 minutes, minimum,for best flavor before serving.
• 7 enjoy!