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Fruity Pasta Salad Recipe

Pasta salad takes on a whole new taste with fruit, marshmallows and cream. Folks will find it hard to turn down a hearty helping of this old-fashioned salad.

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Fruity Pasta Salad Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling

Yield: 12-14 Servings

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Ingredients

1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped
6 to 7 cups cooked cooled spiral pasta
1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
2 medium apples, diced
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 cup halved seedless green grapes
1/4 cup maraschino cherries

Directions

Drain pineapple, reserving 3 tablespoons juice in a saucepan. Set pineapple aside. To juice, add eggs, lemon juice, sugar, butter and salt; cook and stir over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until thickened. Cool to room temperature. Fold in whipped cream.
In a large bowl, combine pasta, oranges, apples, marshmallows, grapes and pineapple. Fold in dressing. Chill. Garnish with cherries. Yield: 12-14 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/2 cup) equals 266 calories, 10 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 62 mg cholesterol, 76 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Fruity Pasta Salad in Home-Style Soups, Salad and Sandwiches Cookbook , p57