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Recipes by Mary Jane Kelly: · Baja Chicken Pasta Salad · Garlicky Pasta Chicken Salad · Pasta Salad with Ham · Mexicali Pasta Salad · OK Corral Salad · Pasta Salad · Pasta Rings/Spicy Cucumber Raita · Seafood Pasta Salad

Recipe from Mary Jane Kelly

• 8 oz tri-color pasta spirals *
  
• 6 tomatillos; small **
  
• 1/2 jalapeno chile ***
  
• 20 oz pineapple chunks ****
  
• 1/2 tsp lime peel, grated
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1 tbsp cilantro, fresh, snipped
  
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

* 3 Cups of uncooked pasta should be used.
** Each tomatillo should be cut into 8 wedges.
*** The jalapeno should be seeded and finely chopped.
**** The pineapple chunks should be the ones canned in their own juice.

1. Cook the pasta as directed on the package and drain.
   
   
2. Rinse with cold water and drain again.
   
   
3. Mix the pasta, tomatillos, chile and pineapple.
   
   
4. Mix the reserved juice and the remaining ingredients.
   
   
5. Pour over the pasta mixture and toss.
   
   
6. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours.
   
   
7. Serves: 6

Other Recipes by Mary Jane Kelly:
· Baja Chicken Pasta Salad
· Garlicky Pasta Chicken Salad
· Pasta Salad with Ham
· Mexicali Pasta Salad
· OK Corral Salad
· Pasta Salad
· Pasta Rings/Spicy Cucumber Raita
· Seafood Pasta Salad

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