MEXICAN PASTA SALAD – The Southern Woman Cooks

This Mexican pasta salad is loaded with scrumptious greens and black beans and is topped with a creamy dressing.

In the event you love this scrumptious salad, you must strive our Green Chili Enchilada Skillet. It is a dish you possibly can get pleasure from with corn or flour tortillas. We prefer it with our Mexican Rice.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

We’re a giant fan of this recipe as a result of it’s loaded with all of the issues we love. Plus it makes quite a bit so it’s excellent for any gathering. We additionally thought it was nice the following day so you can also make it a day upfront. You might want so as to add slightly extra mayonnaise because the pasta will soak it up.

SWAPS

Like most salads, you possibly can omit the greens you don’t like. Many individuals don’t like cilantro, so you possibly can simply depart that off. It’s also possible to use Greek yogurt rather than the mayonnaise. We used macaroni, however you should use any pasta you will have available.

YOU CAN ADD

You may prime this with avocado if you happen to like and blend up the corn and use Mexican corn for added taste. I additionally suppose contemporary tomato backyard tomatoes could be nice on this, too.

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Mexican Pasta Salad

Anne Walkup

This Mexican Pasta Salad is loaded with scrumptious greens, black beans and topped with a creamy dressing.

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time 15 minutes minutes

30 minutes minutes

Whole Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes minutes

Course Salad

Delicacies American

Pasta Salad Substances

• 1 lb elbow macaroni or any pasta you want
• 1 cup of corn can use contemporary, frozen or canned
• 1 cup black beans drained and rinsed
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes quartered
• 1 bell pepper diced (can use pink or inexperienced)
• 1/2 pink onion chopped
• 1/4 cup contemporary cilantro finely chopped (non-compulsory)

Dressing Substances

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 3 tablespoons of lime juice
• 1/3 cup bitter cream
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise we use Dukes

• Prepare dinner pasta in response to package deal instructions, drain and put aside. Let cool.

• I used frozen corn, I put in a bowl with slightly water and heated it up within the microwave and as soon as heat, eliminated and drained and put aside. You’ll not want to do that if you’re utilizing canned corn. In the event you use contemporary you possibly can add it to a skillet with slightly butter to cook dinner till golden brown.

• As soon as the pasta has cooled, add all of the pasta components to the pasta and blend collectively. In a separate bowl, add dressing components and whisk till nicely mixed. Pour over pasta salad and toss till evenly combined. High with further cilantro if you happen to need.

• Chill for at the least half-hour. Serve.

In the event you use canned corn be certain and drain nicely. 

Key phrase Mexican Pasta Salad

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