Amazing Crab Shells

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.

• Preparation Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 130 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 pound imitation crabmeat
• 1 onion, minced
• ⅓ cup mayonnaise
• 36 jumbo pasta shells
• 2 (8 ounce) packages Neufchatel cheese
• 6 ounces cooked tiny shrimp

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, and add pasta shells; boil until al dente. Drain well.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, crab, shrimp, onion, celery, mayonnaise, sugar, salt, pepper and lemon juice; mix well.

Step 3

Stuff cream cheese mixture into the jumbo pasta shells. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.