Amazing Crab Shells

SUBMITTED BY: Barbara Hall PHOTO BY: Ngoc

"My family calls this 'those crab thingies' (even the adults), but they request it every holiday, and make up holidays so they can get me to make it."

PREP TIME	2 Hrs 40 Min
READY IN	2 Hrs 40 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 3 dozen

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INGREDIENTS

36 jumbo pasta shells
2 (8 ounce) packages Neufchatel cheese
1 pound imitation crabmeat
6 ounces cooked tiny shrimp
1 onion, minced
2 stalks celery, chopped
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon lemon juice

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DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, and add pasta shells; boil until al dente. Drain well.
In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, crab, shrimp, onion, celery, mayonnaise, sugar, salt, pepper and lemon juice; mix well.
Stuff cream cheese mixture into the jumbo pasta shells. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

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Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2004 by MAGGIE MCGUIRE

The filling recipe for the shells is excellent if you leave out the sugar and sub sour cream for the mayo. I put two teaspoons of filling into a mini puff pastry shells found in the frozen food case at the supermarket. Bake 10-12 mins at 375 degrees. These were the first to go with everyone wanting more, more, more!

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Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2003 by MOLSON7

These were easy. Nobody seemed to care for them. I tought the cream cheese overpowered the seafood.

22 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2003 by SUEMAMA

Everyone loved this great treat!!! I used sour cream instead of mayo as my Mom can't eat mayo. I also added some celery salt and lime juice. I will make this one again!!!

18 users found this review helpful

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