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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

Ingredients

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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
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

Ingredients

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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

Red White Muddy Blue Trail Mix

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Red White Muddy Blue Trail Mix

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  • Author: Cherie | Taste And Review
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Total Time: 15

Ingredients

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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