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Fruited Macaroni Salad

By: Ralph Beisel 
"My guests rave about this salad. The big surprise is that there is no macaroni taste and it is not too sweet. Besides, the fruits mentioned in the recipe, I'll add strawberries, blueberries, raspberries...whatever may be in season."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (1)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups cooked elbow macaroni
  • 1 cup whipped topping
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Drain juice from oranges and pineapple into a 1-cup measuring cup; cover and refrigerate fruit. Add enough water to the juice, if needed, to measure 1 cup; stir into the sugar mixture until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly.
  2. Reduce heat; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat.
  3. In a bowl, combine the macaroni and cooked dressing. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Just before serving, fold in whipped topping and reserved oranges and pineapple. Sprinkle with pecans.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2007 by Gail   view full review
I had made a similar recipe for this but lost the recipe. So I thought I'd try this recipe....

 

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