Taco Pasta Salad

Name: Taco Pasta Salad Recipe
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 12 ounces whole wheat rotini or penne pasta uncooked; 1/2 cup fat free sour cream; 1/2 cup salsa; 2 tablespoons hot taco sauce canned or bottled; 1 large garlic clove minced; 1/2 cup canned green chilies chopped; 2 tablespoons sliced black olives; 2 green onions sliced; 1/2 cup red bell pepper chopped; 1/2 cup fat free cheddar cheese; 8 cups iceberg lettuce shredded

Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

12 ounces whole wheat rotini or penne pasta, uncooked1/2 cup fat free sour cream1/2 cup salsa2 tablespoons hot taco sauce, canned or bottled1 large garlic clove, minced1/2 cup canned green chilies, chopped2 tablespoons sliced black olives2 green onions, sliced1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped1/2 cup fat free cheddar cheese8 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded

Directions

Cook the pasta according to package directions, omitting salt. Drain and rinse until cooled. In a small bowl, combine sour cream and salsa. Mix into the pasta. Add hot taco sauce, garlic, chilies and olives to pasta and stir. Sprinkle green onions and bell pepper over top of pasta mixture. Cover and refrigerate to chill. Before serving, sprinkle cheese on top of pasta salad (optional). For each serving, place 1-cup shredded lettuce on a salad plate. Top lettuce bed with 1-cup Taco Pasta Salad.

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNY32WI.

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 134.2
Total Fat: 1.5 g
Cholesterol: 0.7 mg
Sodium: 170.5 mg
Total Carbs: 28.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
Protein: 6.6 g

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