Trade Winds Pasta Salad
Created by dienia b on July 14, 2025
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 9m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #44862
Ingredients
- 12 ounces macaroni, dry, shell shaped
- 2 tablespoons margarine
- 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
- 8 ounces ham, cubed
- 8 ounces pineapple chunks, undrained (1 can)
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese, cubed
- 1/2 cup grapes, green
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 ounces sour cream (1/4 cup)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: Cook pasta according to package directions. and drain.
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Step 2: Rinse with cold water to cool quickly, drain well.
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Step 3: In a medium saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar.
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Step 4: Add ham and cook until ham is lightly browned.
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Step 5: In a large bowl, toss pasta, ham, cheese and grapes.
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Step 6: Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tablespoons liquid, and add chunks to pasta mixture.
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Step 7: Combine mayonnaise, sour cream and reserved juice and blend well.
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Step 8: Pour dressing over pasta mixture, season to taste, toss lightly and refrigerate.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (153.7 g)
- Calories 378.4
- Total Fat - 23.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.9 g
- Cholesterol - 118.7 mg
- Sodium - 976.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 23.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.7 g
- Sugars - 10.4 g
- Protein - 17.5 g
- Calcium - 289.9 mg
- Iron - 1.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 10.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg