Trade Winds Salad
A vibrant, fruity salad combining tender pasta, savory meats, sweet pineapple, and crunchy apples, perfect for picnics, potlucks, or light summer meals for a crowd.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Melt butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan.
- Add cooked, cubed chicken, turkey, or ham and cook until browned.
- Cool the meat mixture.
- Cook shell macaroni according to package directions and drain.
- Combine cooked shells, meat mixture, drained pineapple (reserving 2 tablespoons of juice), grapes or chopped apple, and cubed Cheddar cheese in a large bowl.
- Add mayonnaise, sour cream, pineapple juice, and salt to the mixture.
- Blend well and chill before serving.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
673
kcal
34% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
Contains
Milk
Egg
Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).