Shrimp Pasta Salad-- Waco Style

• 1 lb bay shrimp, pre-cooked and shelled
• 16 ounces elbow macaroni, cooked and cooled (smaller is best)
• 12 green bell pepper, diced
• 12 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 (3 7/8 ounce) can sliced ripe olives, drained
• 2 -3 medium celery ribs, diced finely
• 12 medium walla walla onion, diced (any other sweet onion such as Vidalia)
• 14-12 cup parmesan cheese, grated (the Kraft flavored is nice in this)
• 16 ounces Bernsteins light fantastic cheese fantastico salad dressing, to taste
• 1 12-2 tablespoons Salad Elegance seasoning mix, to taste (I prefer Johnny's Brand)
• black pepper, to taste
• garlic powder, to taste
• grape tomatoes (optional)
• egg, hard boiled and sliced (optional)
• green onion, chopped (optional)

1. Boil noodles as directed on package (around 9-11 minutes);immediately rinse in cold water to stop further cooing.
2. Prep all veggies and rinse shrimp removing any remaining shells etc that were missed while pasta boils then rinse and drain pasta so that you begin with a large bowl of cool pasta.
3. Add in the shrimp, veggies, parmesean cheese, and salad dressing.
4. Stir thoroghly, and add seasonings to taste.
5. If desired,garnish with a sliced hard boiled egg,grape tomatoes and chopped green onions.
6. Chill for 30 minutes, minimum,for best flavor before serving.
7. Enjoy!

bay shrimp, elbow macaroni, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, olives, celery, walla walla onion, parmesan cheese, fantastic cheese, salad, black pepper, garlic, grape tomatoes, egg, green onion

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shrimp-pasta-salad-waco-style-292663 (may not work)