Seafood & Cream Cheese Stuffed Shells

By dette

This excellent appetizer is a favorite with my guests! Cool, pretty and easy to do, it has a lovely seafood flavor. The green onions add a nice crunch.” — Suzy Horvath, Gladstone, Oregon

Ingredients

• 1 package (12 ounces) jumbo pasta shells
• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 cans (6 ounces each) lump crabmeat, drained
• 1/2 pound frozen cooked salad shrimp, thawed
• 12 green onions, finely chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, sugar, lemon juice, salt, pepper and cayenne. Gently stir in the crab, shrimp and onions. Stuff shells, about 2 tablespoons in each. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Yield: about 3 dozen.