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Macaroni-Shrimp Salad from the Recipes EU Collection

 


Macaroni-Shrimp Salad Recipe

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Macaroni-Shrimp Salad
4 1/2 cups water
1 lb shrimp, unpeeled medium fresh
1 1/2 cups cooked elbow macaroni
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1 medium bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup chopped pimento
1 tbsp chopped onion
1/4 cup lite sour cream
1/2 cup lite mayonnaise
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
lettuce leaves


Bring the water to a boil; add the shrimp and cook 3 to 5 minutes. Drain
well and rinse with cold water. Chill. Peel and devein shrimp.

In a large bowl, combine the shrimp and all ingredients except the
mayonnaise, salt, and pepper. Toss well. Whisk together the mayonnaise,
salt, and pepper and pour over shrimp mixture, tossing gently. Chill.
Spoon the salad onto lettuce leaves and sprinkle with paprika to serve.

6 servings/Serving size: 1 cup

Exchanges: Medium-Fat Meat Exchange -- 2 Starch Exchange -- 1 Calories --
234 Calories from Fat -- 86 Total Fat -- 10g Saturated Fat -- 2g
Cholesterol -- 190mg Sodium -- 515mg Carbohydrate -- 18g Dietary Fiber --
4g Sugars -- 5g Protein -- 18g

Recipe for Sunday, 4/19/98

This dish is great to bring to summer potlucks or backyard barbecues. Add
thin slices of avocado or wedges of tomato for a colorful touch.

Do you have a basket of decorated Easter eggs sitting on your kitchen
counter? Why not put these hard-boiled beauties to good use in one of this
week's healthy recipes. Today's recipe is from the cookbook Southern-Style
Diabetic Cooking.

You can order a copy of this and many other cookbooks from our online
bookstore or call 1-800-ADA-ORDER (1-800-232-6733).

Copyright © 1998 American Diabetes Association

MC formatted using MC Buster 2.0d & SNT on 4/26/98

Posted to RecipeLu List by Barb at PK on Apr 27, 1998.
 


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