Ambrosia With Acini Di Pepe Recipes

HOLIDAY AMBROSIA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain, transfer to a large bowl, and cool.
• Whisk the sugar, eggs, flour, salt, and reserved pineapple juice together in a saucepan until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture thickens. Pour over cooled pasta, and toss to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate overnight, or at least 8 hours.
• Stir the pineapple chunks and mandarin oranges into the pasta mixture. Mix in the coconut if desired. Stir in the frozen whipped topping until evenly blended. Chill until serving.

ACINI DI PEPE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain.
• In medium saucepan, combine reserved liquids from pineapple and oranges (equals about 1 1/2 cups), sugar, eggs, salt and flour. Cook until thick, stirring constantly. When mixture becomes thick, add cooked pasta and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, add pineapple and oranges, whipped topping and marshmallows to taste. Mix together and top with cherries if desired. Keep chilled until served.

ACINI DI PEPE AMBROSIA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine sugar flour and salt in a saucepan.
• Gradually stir in 1 3/4 cup of pineapple juice and eggs and cook until thick.
• Add lemon juice and stir well.
• In a separate pan boil 3 quarts of water, 1 teaspoon of oil and the dry pasta. Cook until soft.
• Drain and rinse with cold water. Let cool to room temperature.
• Combine with egg mixture and refrigerate overnight in an air tight container.
• Mix lightly and add the mandarin oranges, pineapple, marshmallows and coconut.
• Serve immediately.

AMBROSIA WITH ACINI DI PEPE

Steps:

• For the absolute BEST Summer Ambrosia Salad Please follow directions exactly.
• Boil the 1 cup of Acini De Pepe according to pasta box instructions.
• While the pasta is cooking, Add drained crushed pineapple, drained mandarin oranges, sour cream, 1 tub of whipped topping and 8 drops of red food coloring to a large container (I use a large plastic tub with lid).
• On the top of all the other ingredients add 3/4 of the bag of mini-marshmallows (DO NOT STIR YET).
• When pasta is done cooking drain completely (DO NOT COOL).
• Pour drained pasta on top of the mini-marshmallows in your container.
• Allow to sit or about 1 minute.
• This allows the marshmallows to melt a bit.
• Stir until mixed well (it will be very soupy).
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• The next morning (the ingredients will be firm) add the second tub of whipped topping and the rest of the mini-marshmallows.
• Stir well.
• Keep refrigerated until serving.
• Your guests will RAVE over this dish.
• I bring it to every summer party and people always look forward to having it!
• ENJOY!

ACINI DI PEPE PASTA WITH GARLIC AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Cook acini di pepe in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 Tbsp salt for 6 qt water), stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain well in a sieve. Transfer to a bowl.
• Meanwhile, heat oil and butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until foam subsides, then sauté garlic with red-pepper flakes until golden, about 2 minutes. Stir in olives. Toss with pasta. Season with salt and pepper.

ACINI DI PEPE WITH SPINACH AND FETA

Steps:

• cook acini di pepe according to package directions, drain, and keep warm.
• heat oil and butter in a skillet.
• add garlic pepper flakes and scallions, and cook 2 minutes.
• add spinach and cook until wilted, 2 minutes or so.
• add pasta back to skillet, add feta cheese. season with salt and pepper to taste.
• serve.