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Winter Fruit Pasta Salad

Pastabilities? Try apples, pears, cranberries and a tangy orange dressing.

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 50 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

1: cup uncooked small pasta shells (4 ounces)

1: medium apple, chopped (1 1/4 cups)

1: medium pear, chopped (1 1/4 cups)

4: medium green onions, chopped (1/4 cup)

1/4: cup chopped pecans

1/4: cup dried cranberries

1/3: cup mayonnaise or salad dressing

3: tablespoons orange marmalade

1/2: teaspoon dried marjoram leaves

1/4: teaspoon salt

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Directions

1 Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
2 In large glass or plastic bowl, mix pasta, apple, pear, onions, pecans and cranberries. Mix all remaining ingredients; stir into pasta mixture.
3 Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes until chilled.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Dried cherries, dried blueberries or raisins can be used instead of the dried cranberries.

Crisp red eating apples, such as Gala, Cortland, Delicious and Braeburn, are the best choices for this recipe.

Consider the pasta possibilities! Instead of pasta shells, use fun holiday pasta shapes such as trees, stars, bells or ornaments.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 200
Calories from Fat: 90),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 10g; 10%
(Saturated Fat 1g, 1% ),
Cholesterol: 5mg; 5%;
Sodium: 130mg; 130%;
Total Carbohydrate: 26g; 26%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% ),
Protein: 3g; 3%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 8%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

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

Carbohydrate Choices:

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

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Posted 1/25/2011 4:15:53 PM REPORT ABUSE Annette987 said:

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Made this for lunch the other day and substituted vanilla yogurt for the mayo... came out great! This would be a great summer salad too!

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Posted 1/8/2009 1:21:01 PM REPORT ABUSE ashle927 said:

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This is wonderful. I've made it several times. I've even made it without the pasta noodles, and also without the pears. I was skeptical to put mayo in a fruit salad, but it's great!!!

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Posted 9/26/2008 8:36:46 PM REPORT ABUSE Ingrid987 said:

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Incredibly delicious. Didn't use the mayo and it was still amazing. Ate most of it out of the bowl waiting for dinner to start. Used a mix of dried cranberries and blueberries.

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