Tex Mex Pasta Salad

 

This Tex Mex Pasta Salad would make an easy, flavorful addition to any picnic, BBQ or potluck. It’s colorful, fresh tasting, and includes all the vibrant ingredients you would expect from a pasta salad with a southwest flair. Cooked pasta mixed with black beans, corn, onion, red pepper, green pepper, salsa, black olives and cilantro, then dressed with a blend of mayo, sour cream, taco seasoning, cumin and lime juice. (You can easily lighten it up by substituting low fat mayo and nonfat sour cream.) Packed with zest, rather than spicy heat, this salad really delivers on taste. This creative combination of flavors will have everyone asking, “Who made the salad?”

Cook pasta according to package directions. Rinse thoroughly with cold water. Drain well.
While pasta is cooking, prep the veggies. Chop onion, red pepper, green pepper and cilantro. Rinse and drain black beans.

Prepare dressing. In small bowl, combine mayo, sour cream, taco seasoning, cumin and lime juice. Mix well to thoroughly combine.

In large bowl, add well drained pasta.

Add black beans, corn, onion, red pepper, salsa, black olives and cilantro. Mix well to combine. 

Add dressing. 

Stir well to combine.

Cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving.

TEX MEX PASTA SALAD
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INGREDIENTS:

• 1 (16-ounce) box pasta, elbows, shells, or rotini (any pasta will do)
• 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1-1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed
• 1 cup onion, chopped fine
• 1 red pepper, chopped fine
• 1 green pepper, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup salsa, hot or mild (your choice)
• 1/2 cup sliced black olives
• 1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro

Dressing:

• 1 cup mayonnaise, regular or light
• 1/2 cup sour cream, regular or nonfat
• 1 (1-1/2 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• Juice of one lime

DIRECTIONS:
1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Rinse thoroughly with cold water. Drain well.
2. Prepare dressing. In small bowl, combine mayo, sour cream, taco seasoning, cumin and lime juice. Mix
    well to thoroughly combine.
3. In large bowl, add well drained pasta, black beans, corn, onion, red pepper, salsa, black olives and
    cilantro. Mix well to combine. Add dressing. Stir well to combine.
4. Cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving.