Southwest Pasta Salad


4.4 of 5 (13)
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 10
  • 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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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.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Delicious! I added leftover grilled chicken and cilantro and made this a main course. Yum!! - 5/27/10


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Super fast and good. Great for a potluck. - 6/29/09


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    Very Good
    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


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    sounds like a healthy pasta salad. - 6/7/11


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    Very Good
    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


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    Very Good
    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.



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    Incredible!
    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


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    Incredible!
    My family would never say they hate "diet" food if it was always this good! - 7/7/09