Smoked Chicken & Fruit Pasta Salad

May 27, 2013

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Great summer main-dish salad, featuring smoked chicken, fried herbs, fruit cocktail and pasta. Give this a try at your next get-together. Easy to make, and can be made up to a day ahead of time. Great for lunch, brunch, or dinner!

2 lbs. chicken thighs
½ cup Mojo marinade
8 oz. package of elbow macaroni
2 tbl. olive oil
2 sprigs of fresh Italian Parsley (whole leaves, removed from stems)
1 tbl. fresh Oregano leaves (whole)
1 tbl. fresh Sage (whole)
10 fresh Basil leaves (whole)
1 cup onions, chopped
8 ½ oz. can of Leseur peas, strained & chilled
1 large (30 oz.) can of Fruit Cocktail (in heavy syrup), strained & chilled
4 hard boiled eggs, cooled, then coarsely chopped
ground black pepper
sea salt (we only use sea salt . . . it’s just better and better for you)
1 ¼ cup Mayonnaise

Pour Mojo over the chicken in a bowl and mix until totally covered · Liberally sprinkle both sides of chicken with black pepper · Boil the elbow macaroni until done, drain, and refrigerate...
See the full directions on my site

Nutritions

Calories
293

Sodium
131mg
5% DV

Fat
7g
11% DV

Protein
6g
13% DV

Carbs
51g
17% DV

Fiber
4g
16% DV