Italian Crab Seafood Pasta Salad

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 ounces medium pasta shells
• salt
• 1/2 lb lump crabmeat (you can find fresh lump crabmeat in a 1lb container in the seafood dept. do not use canned or imitat)
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 old bay seasoning (old bay is best but if you cannot find use another seafood seasoning)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• pepper
• lettuce leaf

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until al dente, 10 to 12 minutes.
• 2 rinse, drain and set aside.
• 3 pick through crab discarding any pieces of shells.
• 4 meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the crab, mayonnaise, buttermilk, onions, lemon juice, onion powder, garlic powder old bay, parsley and pepper to taste.
• 5 add the pasta shells and mix again.
• 6 cover and chill overnight.
• 7 serve on lettuce leaves.