Salad Recipe : Salad Stuffed Shells

A really different way to present pasta salad OR your favorite recipe for tuna and chicken salad! A really creative finger food that will impress your guests at picnics, BBQs, and showers! I served this on a bed of lettuce garnished with green and black olives.

Ingredients

• 18 jumbo pasta shells
• ½ pound thinly sliced salami
• 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 1 cup chopped roma tomatoes
• ¾ cup seeded and chopped cucumber
• ¾ cup chopped red onion
• ½ cup balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing
• 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta shells in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water until chilled.
2. Combine salami, romaine lettuce, roma tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion in a large bowl; pour balsamic vinaigrette dressing over salad and toss to coat. Stuff pasta shells with lettuce mixture and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts

• calories312.4
• carbohydrateContent30.7 g
• cholesterolContent31.6 mg
• fatContent14.7 g
• fiberContent2.1 g
• proteinContent14.3 g
• saturatedFatContent4.8 g
• sodiumContent819 mg
• sugarContent2.7 g