Harvest Pasta Salad featuring Musselman's Apple Butter

Thanks to the Double Duty Divas and Musselman’s for letting me be a little creative with this yummy apple butter! This Harvest Pasta Salad was an instant hit in our house. Luckily, I have another jar of Musselman’s in the pantry for the next batch!

Harvest Pasta Salad featuring Musselman’s Apple Butter

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Harvest Pasta Salad featuring Musselman’s Apple Butter

Serves	6-8
Prep time	40 minutes
Meal type	Lunch, Main Dish, Salad
Misc	Pre-preparable, Serve Cold, Serve Hot

Ingredients

1 cup Musselman's Apple Butter
1/3 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
2 tablespoons Maple Syrup (I recommend Grade B Maple Syrup as it has a stronger flavor)
2/3 cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 box Pasta, 12 ounce (Use your favorite shape and brand - we chose a whole wheat rotini)
1 12 oz. package Chicken Sausage with Apples (Sliced and browned. Both Al Fresco and Johnsonville make good ones)
1/2 Small Red onion (sliced thin)
2 cups Veggies (Use your favorites or what you have on hand - we used a combination of cubed sweet potato and frozen corn and peas)
6 pieces Bacon (Regular or Turkey, cooked and crumbled)
1/2 cup Slivered Almonds or Walnuts (Toasted)
Salt and Pepper

Note

This is a very versatile recipe and easy to adapt to your families' favorites. For example, rather than sausage, you can also use roasted or grilled chicken, even turkey. If you do, add a chopped apple to the salad.

Directions

Step 1	Salt and boil water. Cook pasta per instructions on box. Drain and rinse with cool water. Set aside in a large bowl.
Step 2	While pasta cooks, prepare the dressing for the salad. Add the Musselman's Apple Butter, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup and olive oil to a jar or container and shake vigorously to combine (this can also be done in a bowl with a whisk.) Salt and pepper to taste. (I start with about 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and go from there.)
Step 3	To the pasta, add the sliced and browned sausage, sliced onions, veggies and crumbled bacon. toss lightly to blend.
Step 4	Pour the prepared apple butter dressing over the pasta mixture and toss gently to coat all. Salt and pepper to taste.
Step 5	Serve warm or chilled with toasted nuts sprinkled on top.

Disclosure: I purchased this Musselman’s product on my own and have created this recipe to participate in a contest sponsored by Musselman’s. I have not been compensated in any way.