Southwest Pasta Salad

Name: Southwest Pasta Salad Recipe
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 cups uncooked wheat spiral pasta (8 oz); 1 cup frozen organic sweet corn; 1 jar (16 oz) salsa; 1/4 cup olive oil; 3 tablespoons lime juice; 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt (kosher or sea salt); 1 medium green or red bell pepper chopped (1 cup); 1 can (15 oz) black beans drained rinsed

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Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked wheat spiral pasta (8 oz) 1 cup frozen organic sweet corn 1 jar (16 oz) salsa 1/4 cup olive oil 3 tablespoons lime juice 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt (kosher or sea salt) 1 medium green or red bell pepper, chopped (1 cup) 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained, rinsed

Directions

1. Cook pasta as directed on box, adding corn during last 2 minutes of cook time. Drain; rinse with cold water.
2. In large bowl, stir together salsa, olive oil, lime juice and salt. Stir in pasta and remaining ingredients.
3. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MZ_NO_ROLLS.

Servings Per Recipe: 10

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 214.5
Total Fat: 6.2 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 447.6 mg
Total Carbs: 31.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.3 g
Protein: 7.9 g

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Member Reviews

KERRYANN67
DELICIOUS! the easiest thing I've made in a long time. I didn't use green peppers BUT put in diced green onions instead. I also added a dollop of fat free sour cream to my serving. Now it's on my permanent menu at home! Took it to a pot luck and people went crazy! THANK YOU!! - 9/22/08
LAURAE2U
Sister made this today for company. I have eaten it twice. For dinner with sliced chicken and for supper with feta cheese added. Delicious as can be both times. - 8/26/10
KATHARINENEWELL
I tried this recipe for company at lunch today. It went over with many raves. I used a fresh salsa and put the salsa on the table to go with the salad. Served the salad on a bed of organic spring mix lettuce. - 8/26/10
CUPOCOFFEE
Delicious! I added leftover grilled chicken and cilantro and made this a main course. Yum!! - 5/27/10
WILLBOK
I really liked it! I used salsa verde and added canned tomatoes and only used 1/2 the oil and 1/2 the corn. Thanks much - it will be a staple for me. - 3/24/10
CONNECTED1
Super fast and good. Great for a potluck. - 6/29/09
PBAIRSLIM
Great! A nice change from standard pasta salad. I used bowtie pasta, through in some Rotel tomato with jalepeno, and some fresh cilantro. Delicious! - 7/5/11
LESLIE56
sounds like a healthy pasta salad. - 6/7/11
MIRAGE727
My wife asked me to make a pasta salad for her office ( 20 people) I just realized I made 28 oz of this pasta! Oh well! :D - 3/22/11
T-REX-FLYER
I liked it very much, but unsure what the serving size would be. - 7/21/09

Reply from MZ_NO_ROLLS (7/28/09)
An overflowing half cup or about the size of your hand.
JOURNEYGIRL2009
Ok...so, I made this for a party but I tweaked it using a lot of the other posters suggestions. I used tortellini pasta and kidney beans instead of what is called for. DEEElicious! - 7/11/09
LIVINTODAY
My family would never say they hate "diet" food if it was always this good! - 7/7/09