MEXICAN PASTA SALAD – The Southern Lady 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 need to strive our Green Chili Enchilada Skillet. It is a dish you may take pleasure in 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 lots so it’s good for any gathering. We additionally thought it was nice the subsequent day so you may make it a day upfront. It’s possible you’ll want so as to add somewhat extra mayonnaise because the pasta will soak it up.

SWAPS

Like most salads, you may omit the greens you don’t like. Many individuals don’t like cilantro, so you may simply depart that off. You too can use Greek yogurt instead of the mayonnaise. We used macaroni, however you should utilize any pasta you’ve available.

YOU CAN ADD

You’ll be able to prime this with avocado if you happen to like and blend up the corn and use Mexican corn for added taste. I additionally assume 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

Cook dinner Time 15 minutes minutes

30 minutes minutes

Whole Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes minutes

Course Salad

Delicacies American

Pasta Salad Components

• 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 crimson or inexperienced)
• 1/2 crimson onion chopped
• 1/4 cup contemporary cilantro finely chopped (optionally available)

Dressing Components

• 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

• Cook dinner pasta in line with package deal instructions, drain and put aside. Let cool.

• I used frozen corn, I put in a bowl with somewhat 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 may add it to a skillet with somewhat 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 additional cilantro if you happen to want.

• Chill for a minimum of half-hour. Serve.

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

Key phrase Mexican Pasta Salad

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