Lemon Shrimp Pasta Salad. Now Choose From Multiple Easy Pasta Recipes To Create That Perfect Meal. Rinse with cold water; drain well. Shrimp pasta salad tossed with a creamy lemon dressing is a quick weeknight meal the entire family will love.

Nice refreshing zing of grated lemon peel livens up this Shrimp Salad. top with KRAFT Reduced Fat Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese Crumbles If you've been around this blog for a while, you might remember that I already have a shrimp pasta salad recipe, but that one is a different delicious beast. That recipe has an zingy Italian vinaigrette, but this recipe is my long time summer staple. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Cook pasta according to package directions. You can cook Lemon Shrimp Pasta Salad using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Lemon Shrimp Pasta Salad

1. Prepare 1 box of Tri-colored spiral pasta.
2. Prepare 2 each of Tomatoes.
3. Prepare 2 each of Cucumbers.
4. You need 1 each of Orange pepper.
5. You need 1 each of Yellow pepper.
6. It's 2 lb of 31-40 raw shrimp.
7. Prepare 1 each of Lemon.
8. It's 1/2 cup of Italian dressing.
9. You need 2 tbsp of Seasoned salt.
10. Prepare 1 tsp of Garlic salt.
11. You need 1/2 tsp of Cayenne pepper.
12. You need 1/2 tsp of Fresh ground pepper.
13. It's 1 tbsp of Unsalted butter.

Drain; rinse with cold water and drain again. In a large bowl, combine pasta, shrimp, peas, green onions and parsley. Mix remaining ingredients; stir into pasta mixture. Consider making a double batch of this easy pasta salad--it's delicious the next day.

Lemon Shrimp Pasta Salad step by step

1. Boil pasta in salted water until tender.
2. Sprinkle lemon zest on top of shrimp.
3. Dice tomatoes, cucumbers & peppers.
4. Saute shrimp in unsalted butter & juice from the lemon.
5. Combine pasta, shrimp & vegetables in mixing bowl.
6. Add italian dressing & seasonings to taste.
7. Chill for 30 minutes before serving.
8. Serve as a side or pair it with a white wine for a light meal.

The orzo will absorb the dressing as it sits, so add a little more olive oil and lemon juice if you'd like. Shrimp is my favorite shellfish, even over lobster, and this lemon-shrimp salad is a dish that I have prepared frequently, although this is the first time that I have used the lemon rind as a serving dish. Another favorite dish with shrimp is with pasta and a creamy, cheesy sauce that is high calorie and high fat…so I do not make that too often. (Pasta is usually only rinsed if it is to be used in a salad.) Dried pasta can be stored in an airtight container in a cool, dark place and it will keep almost indefinitely. Season the shrimp with the salt and pepper; add to the preheated pan in a single layer. For an even more pronounced lemon Shrimp Pasta Salad, try adding the zest of a lemon too.