YANKEE SALAD

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This is a light and cool summer salad made with pasta and frozen whipped topping.

Provided by Linda Sims

Categories     100+ Pasta and Noodle Recipes     Pasta by Shape Recipes

Time 14h

Yield 7

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (16 ounce) package uncooked orzo pasta
¾ cup white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
2 (20 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, drained with juice reserved
1 cup mandarin orange segments, drained and chopped
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Steps:

  • In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water and drain.
  • In a sauce pan, combine the sugar, eggs, flour, salt, pineapple juice and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and cool.
  • Toss together the pasta and cooked pineapple juice mixture. Refrigerate overnight.
  • Break up chilled pasta with a spoon and mix in pineapple, mandarin oranges and cherries. Fold in thawed whipped topping, chill and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 661.3 calories, Carbohydrate 124.7 g, Cholesterol 53.1 mg, Fat 14.7 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 12.2 g, SaturatedFat 11.2 g, Sodium 205.4 mg, Sugar 63.9 g

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