Recipes

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These were brought to a potluck at work last week by a friend. They were given a by all!

Vegetable Stuffed Pasta Shells

10 oz giant pasta shells

Salt

1 cup frozen peas

1 cup canned corn kernels

small bunch radishes

1 Granny Smith apple or some kind of tart apple

3 sweet pickles, finely chopped

1/2 lb boiled ham, cubed

4 T mayonnaise

3 T unflavored yogurt

3 T white wine vinegar

3 T chopped fresh parsley

Freshly ground pepper

Cook pasta shells in large pot of boiling water, lightly salted for 10 minutes, or until al dente. Carefully drain shells and rinse in cold water. Place on paper towel open side down to drain thoroughly.

Blanch peas in boiling water for 2 minutes; drain. Drain corn. Chop radishes coarsely. Peel, halve, and core apple; chop coarsely.

In bowl, combine apple, peas, corn, radishes, pickles and ham.

In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, vinegar, yogurt, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste until well blended. Pour dressing over stuffing mixture and toss to coat. Spoon mixture into shells.

The stuffed shells were served on a nice platter that had somewhat of a ridge around it. They were placed on lettuce leaves and garnished with halved cherry tomatoes, black olives, and fresh herbs.

These would be great with leftover chicken or pork in place of the ham.