Bloody Mary Shrimp and Pasta Salad

A great way to start your game day celebration - hand held Bloody Mary salads with all the extras.

Ingredients

Salad

• 1 box Betty Crocker® Suddenly Salad® classic pasta salad mix
• 3/4 cup Bloody Mary mix
• 1/4 cup vodka
• 1 1/2 pounds cooked deveined peeled medium shrimp, thawed if frozen, tail shells removed
• 1 cup chopped peeled cucumber
• 1cup chopped red bell pepper

Garnish

• Lemon and lime slices, marinated mushrooms, olives
• Beef jerky sticks
• Celery sticks
  

Instructions

1. Pour pasta (from Suddenly Salad box) into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Drain pasta. Rinse with cold water; drain well.
3. Meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together seasoning (from Suddenly Salad box), Bloody Mary mix and vodka until blended.
4. Stir in cooked pasta, shrimp, cucumber and bell pepper.
5. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
6. To serve, place lemon and lime slices, mushrooms and olives on wooden skewers.
7. Serve salad with skewers, beef jerky and celery sticks.

Prep Time 20 Min | Total Time 1 Hr 20 Min | Servings 4

Add you own favorites to top this Bloody Mary salad - try cooked scallops, cubes of Cheddar cheese or pickled vegetables.

1 Serving: Calories 420 ( Calories from Fat 30), Total Fat 3 1/2g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g ), Cholesterol260mg Sodium 2170mg Total Carbohydrate 47g (Dietary Fiber 2g Sugars 3g ), Protein 35g

% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 35%; Vitamin C 45%; Calcium 10%; Iron 15%;

Exchanges:3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat

Carbohydrate Choices:3

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Betty Crocker