Curried Leftover Turkey and Pasta Salad
- 12 ounces pasta shells whole wheat, or bow ties, or other pasta
- 4 tablespoons almonds slivered
- 1 tablespoon curry powder or to taste
- 13 cup mayonnaise, light plus 1 tablespoon
- 1/2 cup yogurt, low-fat plain, or low-fat sour cream
- 13 cup mango chutney
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 18 teaspoon cinnamon ground
- 18 teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste
- 2 cups turkey cooked, or chicken, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 13 cup raisins, seedless
- 23 cup celery diced
- 1/2 cup scallions, spring or green onions chopped
- 1 x salt to taste
- 1 x black pepper freshly ground, to taste
- Cook pasta in a large pot of lightly salted water until al dente, 9 to 11 minutes.
- Drain and rinse.
- Set aside.
- Toast almonds in a small dry skillet over low heat, stirring constantly, until golden, 2 to 4 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and transfer to a plate to cool.
- Return the pan to the stovetop and stir in curry powder.
- Toast, stirring constantly, over low heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Transfer to a small bowl, mix in mayonnaise, yogurt, chutney, turmeric, cinnamon and ground red pepper.
- Add chicken, raisins, scallions, celery and the reserved pasta in a large bowl and combine well.
- Stir in the dressing and toss to evenly coat.
- Taste and adjust seasonings with salt, black pepper and ground red pepper.
- Sprinkle the toasted almonds on top.
- Serve warm.
pasta shells, almonds slivered, curry powder, mayonnaise, yogurt, mango, turmeric, cinnamon ground, cayenne pepper, turkey, raisins, celery, scallions, salt, black pepper
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/curried-leftover-turkey-pasta-s-51428 (may not work)