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Red White Blue Pasta Salad

Red White Blue Pasta Salad

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Red White Blue Pasta Salad

Red White Blue Pasta Salad

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  • Author: Cherie | Taste & Review
  • Prep Time: 20 min
  • Cook Time: 20 min
  • Total Time: 40 min
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Ingredients For Red White Blue Pasta Salad:
16 ounce rotini pasta
22 ounce grilled chicken
2 cups spinach chopped
2/3 cup blueberries
2/3 raspberries
2/3 cup strawberries, sliced
2 (3.5 ounce) honey roasted pecan pieces
1/4 purple onion, diced
2 ( 5 ounce) blue cheese crumbles
2.1 ounce fully cooked bacon (12 slices)

Ingredients For Strawberry Raspberry Vinaigrette:
1/2 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
1/2 cup raspberries
1 tablespoon minced shallot
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon chopped basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

Make The Pasta Salad:
Cook the pasta according to package directions; rinse and drain.

Take out a large mixing bowl. While the pasta is cooking on a cutting board you can chop the spinach, grilled chicken, purple onion, and cooked bacon. Then add the chopped spinach, chicken, purple onion and bacon pieces to the large mixing bowl. Cut the strawberries in slices and add to the bowl.

Then add the cooked pasta, blueberries, raspberries, to the large bowl.

Toss half of the Strawberry Raspberry Vinagrette with the pasta. Chill for an hour before serving.

Then add in the remaining dressing and toss to combine. Garnish the top of the salad with blue cheese crumbles and honey roasted pecan pieces.

Make The Strawberry Raspberry Vinaigrette:

Use a blender to blend all ingredients until smooth.

Notes

This summer salad goes fabulous with grilled chicken fresh off the grill. It is what makes it taste the best. You can also make the grilled chicken the night before. If you don’t have the time you can use the frozen pre-cooked grilled chicken found at the grocery stores.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 10
  • Calories: 525
  • Sugar: 7.8g
  • Sodium: 668mg
  • Fat: 31.3g
  • Saturated Fat: 6.9g
  • Carbohydrates: 38.9g
  • Fiber: 0.7g
  • Protein: 24.3g
  • Cholesterol: 110mg

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Blueberry Swiss Roll Cake

Blueberry Swiss Roll Cake

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Blueberry Swiss Roll Cake

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  • Author: Cherie | Taste & Review
  • Prep Time: 150
  • Cook Time: 12
  • Total Time: 162
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Cake Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sifted cake flour
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Filling Ingredients

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup blueberry preserves

Instructions

Make The Whip Cream Filling

  1. Place heavy whipping cream and sugar into mixing bowl and mix on high speed until it turns into the whip cream. Then place whip cream filing into a smaller bowl and put aside in the fridge.

Make The Cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Take parchment paper and line the jelly roll pan or baking sheet. In a mixing beat the eggs, vanilla extract, sugar on high till well combined. Then add in the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat the cake mixture until dissolved. Pour the batter onto the prepared parchment paper. Bake for 12 minutes or until light brown. Then place a towel on the table and sprinkle the powdered sugar on it. Lift the parchment paper up off the pan and then flip the cake upside down onto the towel. Peel the parchment paper off the cake. Roll the cake tightly into the towel and let it cool.

Assembling The Cake

  1. After cake has cool completely unroll the cake. Spread the blueberry preserves first with a spatula. Next add the whip cream on top on the blueberry preserves. Roll the cake and refrigerate it for 2 hours before serving.

Notes

  • Sprinkle it with powdered sugar and garnish with whip cream and blueberries.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 10
  • Calories: 328
  • Sugar: 39
  • Sodium: 108
  • Fat: 11
  • Saturated Fat: 6
  • Unsaturated Fat: 4
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 54
  • Protein: 4
  • Cholesterol: 107

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Fourth Of July M&M’S Cookie Bars

Fourth Of July M&M’S Cookie Bars

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Fourth Of July M&M’S Cookie Bars

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  • Author: Cherie | Taste And Review
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 30
  • Total Time: 40
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  • 2 sticks of butter (room temperature)
  • 1 cup of firmly packed golden brown sugar
  • 1 cup of granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
  • 3 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 1/2 cups of Red, White & Blue M&M’S, plus more for topping
  • 1 cup of mini chocolate chips, plus more for topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper. Leave some overhang to make removal easier. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla extract and continue to mix for another minute. Lower the speed of the mixer and slowly add flour, baking soda and salt, and mix until combined. Fold in the M&M’s. Place cookie dough mixture into prepared baking dish lined with the parchment paper. Sprinkle additional Red, White & Blue M&M’S and 1 cup mini chocolate chips into the top of cookie dough. Press it down with a fork. Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown. Give it time to cool and then cut into bars.

Notes

  • Great for 4th of July or Memorial Day!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 20
  • Calories: 286
  • Sugar: 25
  • Sodium: 158
  • Fat: 13
  • Saturated Fat: 8
  • Unsaturated Fat: 4
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 40
  • Protein: 4
  • Cholesterol: 54

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Blueberry Strawberry Crumble Bar

Blueberry Strawberry Crumble Bar

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Blueberry Strawberry Crumble Bar

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  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 55
  • Total Time: 65
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  • 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Zest of one lemon
  • 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks
  • 1 large egg
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 3 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup strawberries cut up

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375º F. Grease a 9×13 inch pan.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest. Use a fork to blend in the butter and egg. Push mixture down with a fork. The dough will be lumpy and crumbly. Place half of dough into the pan.
  3. In another bowl, stir together the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Cut up the strawberries and then fold it in the mixture along with the blueberries. Sprinkle the berry mixture evenly over the crumbled crust. Take a fork and press the berry mixture into the crust. Then take the remaining crumbly dough and place on top of the berry mixture layer.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 55 minutes, or until top is slightly brown. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 20
  • Calories: 230
  • Sugar: 18
  • Sodium: 35
  • Fat: 10
  • Saturated Fat: 6
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 34
  • Protein: 3
  • Cholesterol: 34

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Red White Muddy Blue Trail Mix

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Red White Muddy Blue Trail Mix

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  • Prep Time: 15
  • Total Time: 15
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  • 1 box Chex Mix Cereal 12.5 oz or (9 cups of combination)
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 cups pretzels
  • 2 cups of M&M’S red, white, blue

Instructions

  1. 1. Pour cereal into a large mixing bowl; set aside.
  2. 2. Place chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in a 1-quart microwave bowl. Microwave for 1 minute then stir and microwave 30 seconds longer. Stir again and add in vanilla. Then pour the mixture over the cereal. Keep stirring until it is evenly coated.
  3. 3. Add the powdered sugar and stir till it is well coated. Take parchment paper and put over baking pan. Then spread on parchment paper to cool.
  4. 4. After mixture is cool place in a large bowl add the pretzels and M&M’S.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 18
  • Calories: 169
  • Sugar: 17
  • Sodium: 70
  • Fat: 9
  • Saturated Fat: 4
  • Unsaturated Fat: 4
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 21
  • Protein: 2
  • Cholesterol: 7

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