Thursday, June 17, 2010

Party Pasta (Cindy Ivey)

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 lb pkg of bowtie, salad shells, or spirals - cooked al dente, sprinkle rice vinegar over cooked pasta to keep it from sticking together.
  • Green and red grapes
  • 16 oz. can chunk pineapple
  • 16 oz. can mandarin oranges
  • Small can of water chesnuts (best) or sliced jicama
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • 1 bag frozen grilled diced chicken or grilled chicken strips cut to 1 inch. No need to thaw.

Sauce Ingredients:

  • Small jar of mayo - all of it
  • Soy sauce - 1 tbsp, then to taste
  • Garlic salt to taste
  • 2 tsp curry, then to taste
  • 1/4 cup chopped Macadamia nuts

Mix a little sauce with the pasta. Add chicken, grapes, and green onions. Fold in rest of sauce. Add pineapple and water chesnuts. Add 2/3 of the mandarin oranges, fold carefully. Sprinkle remainder of oranges and a few nuts on top.