Confetti Pea Salad Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 1 cup (prepared with reduced-fat cheese, fat-free mayonnaise, reduced-fat salad dressing and fat-free yogurt)
  • Calories:
  • 365
  • Fat:
  • 17 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 40 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 444 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 32 g
  • Fiber:
  • 4 g
  • Protein:
  • 23 g


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Confetti Pea Salad

Cooking for 2

There’s something for every taste in this well-dressed medley from Marie Beardsley of Big Sandy, Texas. Peas, pasta, chicken, apples, walnuts (and more!) make this a hearty main-dish salad you’ll enjoy year-round.

SERVINGS: 2

CATEGORY: Salads

METHOD: Chill

TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chiliing

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup cooked small pasta shells
  • 1/2 cup cubed cooked chicken breast
  • 1/3 cup frozen peas, thawed
  • 1/4 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup chopped sweet yellow pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped red onion
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons prepared ranch salad dressing
  • 1 tablespoon plain yogurt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped red apple
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In another bowl, combine the mayonnaise, salad dressing, yogurt and pepper. Pour over pasta mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, stir in the apple and walnuts. Yield: 2 servings.

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