Southwest Pasta Salad

Name: Southwest Pasta Salad Recipe
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 8 oz uncooked high fiber whole wheat pasta; 10 oz fresh spinach; 15 oz can corn drained; 15 oz can black beans drained and rinsed; 1 cup salsa; 1 medium bell pepper diced; 10 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies; *ground cumin garlic powder onion powder cayenne pepper black pepper lime juice to taste

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

8 oz uncooked high fiber whole wheat pasta10 oz fresh spinach15 oz can corn, drained15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed1 cup salsa1 medium bell pepper, diced10 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies*ground cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper, lime juice to taste

Directions

Cook pasta according to package. Place spinach in colander used for draining pasta. Drain pasta over spinach (the hot water will help wilt the spinach). Place diced bell pepper in large bowl/container and put hot pasta and spinach on top (will help soften bell pepper). Let sit for 5 - 10 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix. Enjoy hot or cold.

Serving Size: 8 1.5-cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MICRONERDCHICK.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 205.1
Total Fat: 1.4 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 713.8 mg
Total Carbs: 37.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 7.4 g
Protein: 9.8 g

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