Although you may eat these nachos as a meal, the delicious toppings also make a delicious appetizer, snack, or quick lunch for your family and friends while you watch a game. These are so tasty that you should prepare two plates. Serve with salsa, guacamole, and sour cream.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound uncooked tri-color rotini pasta
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 8 ounces fresh crabmeat, well picked over
- 2 ounces sliced black olives, drained
- 3 tablespoons minced sweet onion
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 6 tablespoons balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
- ¼ cup cherry tomatoes for garnish
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain pasta and add to a large bowl with extra-virgin olive oil. Stir well, and refrigerate, about 30 minutes, while preparing the other ingredients.
- Combine bell pepper, broccoli, carrots, crabmeat, olives, and onion in a bowl. Add to pasta.
- Stir together mayonnaise, balsamic vinaigrette, Italian seasoning, and black pepper for the dressing in a small bowl and pour over the pasta salad. Mix to combine. Garnish with cherry tomatoes and serve at room temperature or chilled.
- I added no salt to this recipe, due to the salt contained in the mayonnaise, vinaigrette, and olives. Add salt, if desired.
- You can use imitation crab instead of crab meat. Use a high-quality balsamic vinaigrette. The cherry tomatoes for garnish are optional.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 259 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 18 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 305 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 19 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |