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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
4 1/2 cup water
1 lb unpeeled medium fresh shrimp
1 1/2 cup cooked elbow macaroni
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1 medium bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup chopped pimento
1 tbsp chopped onion
1/4 cup lite sour cream
1/2 cup lite mayonnaise
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
Lettuce leaves, for serving
Paprika, as needed
Directions
Bring the water to a boil; add the shrimp and cook 3 to 5 minutes. Drain
well and rinse with cold water. Chill. Peel and devein shrimp.
In a large bowl, combine the shrimp and all ingredients except the
mayonnaise, salt, and pepper. Toss well. Whisk together the mayonnaise,
salt, and pepper and pour over shrimp mixture, tossing gently. Chill.
Spoon the salad onto lettuce leaves and sprinkle with paprika to serve.
This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1 cup.
Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Medium-Fat Meat, 1 Starch.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 234; Calories from Fat 86; Total Fat 10g;
Saturated Fat 2g; Cholesterol 190mg; Sodium 515mg; Carbohydrate 18g;
Dietary Fiber 4g; Sugars 5g; Protein 18g.
Comments: This dish is great to bring to summer potlucks or backyard
barbecues. Add thin slices of avocado or wedges of tomato for a colorful
touch.
Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-14-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 74 Calories; trace Fat (4.3%
calories from fat); 3g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 211mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: n/a
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 6
Diet Macaroni-Shrimp Salad Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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