Chicken Salad-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Description

This is a favorite do-ahead meal for hot summer days. Shells may be stuffed with any chicken, tuna, shrimp, or ham salad. I serve them with green salad, corn on the cob, and/or fruit as side dishes. Best served cold on the day you make it.

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 ounce) box jumbo pasta shells
  • 3 ½ cups diced cooked chicken
  • ¾ cup finely chopped celery
  • ¼ cup finely chopped orange bell pepper
  • ¼ cup finely chopped toasted slivered almonds
  • 2 tablespoons minced green onions
  • 1 ½ tablespoons sweet pickle relish, or to taste
  • ⅔ cup mayonnaise
  • ⅓ cup reduced-fat sour cream
  • 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest (Optional)
  • sea salt to taste
  • 1 pinch lemon pepper, or to taste

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Servings: 30

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