Glorified Pasta Salad

Take this citrusy sweet pasta salad to your next summer picnic; a sure-to-please dish for the young and the young at heart.

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Total Time:
20 mins
Serves 8-10

Ingredients:

1 cup Prince^® Acini Di Pepe

2 eggs

1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice

3 Tbsps lemon juice from concentrate

2 Tbsps sugar

1 Tbsp butter

1/4 tsp salt

1 can (11 oz.) mandarin oranges, drained

8 oz seedless green grapes, halved

2 cups miniature marshmallows

2 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

1/4 cup maraschino cherries, chopped

Cooking Directions:

1. Prepare Acini Di Pepe according to package directions; drain.

2. In small, heavy saucepan, beat eggs with wire whisk until foamy. Stir in 3 tablespoons pineapple liquid, lemon juice, sugar, butter and salt. Cook over low heat until mixture thickens and coats a metal spoon, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes. Cool to room temperature.

3. In large bowl, combine cooked Acini Di Pepe, pineapple, oranges, grapes and marshmallows; mix well.

4. Fold in egg mixture, then whipped cream. Cover; chill thoroughly. Stir gently before serving. Garish with cherries.