Mandarin Pasta Salad

Romaine Lettuce

1 can mandarin oranges

1 cup cucumbers – chopped

2 cups cooked bowtie pasta

1/2 cup sugared almonds*

combine ingredients and top with almonds

goes well with any dressing

 

*Sugared Almonds

1 cup chopped almonds

1/8 – 1/4 cup sugar

cook and stir on medium-low until sugar melts and gets sticky, almonds will lightly brown.  Watch closely as the nuts will burn fast

Bowtie Apple Pasta

Approx. 1 1/2 boxes/bags of bowtie noodles

Half a tub of sour cream

1 can cream of chicken soup

Salt and pepper to taste (a lot of pepper)

A lot of cheese (a couple cups? Depends how cheesy you like it)

2 apples cut up in chunks

Add sour cream and cream of chicken to cooked hot noodles. Mix. Add salt and pepper. Mix. Add as much cheese as desired. Mix. Add apples. Mix. Enjoy!