C8 - Sunday, July 22, 1984 - North Shore News

PASTA-CHICKEN AVOCADO
shape-up for summer salads

THIS SUMMER, give your
taste buds a treat by serving a
pasta salad.

Contrary to food myths,
pasta is a dieter’s friend. A
healthy reducing diet should
include foods from the bread
and cereal group such as
pasta. And a half-cup of dry
pasta tallies only 78 calories.

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This compares to a half-cup
of cooked mashed potatoes
or a half cup of cooked rice
at 92 calories.

Keeping all of this in mind,
savor the following hearty
salad of elbow macaroni
blended with chicken,
avocado, watercress, carrot
and a tasty dressing. This

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quite like Whistler: A
magnificent mountain setting where
everything is laid on for a vacation
doing whatever you enjoy most: even
if it's just relaxing.

satisfying entree has only 400
calories. Just add a dash of
sunshine, and the living is
easy.
PASTA-CHICKEN
AVOCADO SALAD

4 medium, ripe

lengthwise

2 cups (8 02.) elbow chicken

macaroni 250g. ’2 cup chopped watercress
1 tbsp. salt 1SmL
3 qts. boiling water 3.75L

avocados pitted
and cut in half

Ya cup shredded carrot

50mL

Ys cup calorie-reduced
bacon and tomato salad
. dressing 75mL

1% tbsp. lemon juice 20mL
1 cup diced cooked

Gradually add macaroni
and salt to rapidly boiling
water so that water continues
to boil. Cook uncovered, stir-
ring occassionally, until

250mL

125mL

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tender. Drain in colander.
Rinse with cold water; drain
again.

Meanwhile, dice avocado
into bowl. Add lemon juice
and toss. Add macaroni and
remaining ingredients. Fill
avocados with salad.
Refrigerate leftovers.
Calories per serving: 400.

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