Southwestern Pasta Salad

Southwestern Pasta Salad might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. One serving contains 357 calories, 5g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe serves 5. For $4.87 per serving, this recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A couple people made this recipe, and 33 would say it hit the spot. If you have turmeric powder, lime zest, ears corn, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Culicurious. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 51%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Southwestern Pasta Salad, Southwestern Pasta Salad, and Southwestern Pasta Salad.

Servings: 5

 

Ingredients:

1-15 ounce can black beans

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped (remove thick stems at the bottom)

1-16 ounce box bowtie pasta, cooked al dente

1/4 teaspoon cumin powder

3 ears fresh corn (white or yellow, your choice)

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 pint of cherry or grape tomatoes, halved length-wise

1 cup thinly sliced green onions, mixed white and green parts

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup light olive oil

1/2 cup lime juice

Zest of 2 limes

1-8 ounce block of pepper jack cheese, grated

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Vinaigrette

Equipment:

pot

mixing bowl

frying pan

knife

Cooking instruction summary:

Start by putting a well-salted pot of water on to boil for the pasta. Cook pasta according to al dente package directions – about 10 minutes. Drain the pasta and rinse to cool.Next combine all the ingredients for the vinaigrette in a small mixing bowl. Set it aside to let flavors mingle.Get out a large mixing bowl – this is what you will build the pasta salad in.Shuck corn and carefully cut all the kernels off the cobs with a sharp chef’s knife.In a skillet, sauté the corn in 2 tablespoons of butter for about five minutes – add salt and pepper. You want to corn to get softened a bit to make it more palatable. When it is done add it straight to the mixing bowl.Drain the black beans and rinse them well then add to the mixing bowl.Next add the halved cherry tomatoes and sliced green onions to the bowl.By this time the pasta should be done so add that and mix up everything very well.Stir in the vinaigrette and the grated cheese.Taste to make sure your seasonings are correct and that it tastes to your liking. 

 

Step by step:


1. Start by putting a well-salted pot of water on to boil for the pasta. Cook pasta according to al dente package directions – about 10 minutes.

2. Drain the pasta and rinse to cool.Next combine all the ingredients for the vinaigrette in a small mixing bowl. Set it aside to let flavors mingle.Get out a large mixing bowl – this is what you will build the pasta salad in.Shuck corn and carefully cut all the kernels off the cobs with a sharp chef’s knife.In a skillet, sauté the corn in 2 tablespoons of butter for about five minutes – add salt and pepper. You want to corn to get softened a bit to make it more palatable. When it is done add it straight to the mixing bowl.

3. Drain the black beans and rinse them well then add to the mixing bowl.Next add the halved cherry tomatoes and sliced green onions to the bowl.By this time the pasta should be done so add that and mix up everything very well.Stir in the vinaigrette and the grated cheese.Taste to make sure your seasonings are correct and that it tastes to your liking. 


Nutrition Information:

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357k Calories
5g Protein
29g Total Fat
23g Carbs
8% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
357k
18%

Fat
29g
45%

  Saturated Fat
7g
45%

Carbohydrates
23g
8%

  Sugar
7g
8%

Cholesterol
17mg
6%

Sodium
536mg
23%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
5g
11%

Vitamin K
68µg
66%

Vitamin C
36mg
44%

Vitamin A
1448IU
29%

Vitamin E
4mg
28%

Fiber
4g
17%

Folate
60µg
15%

Potassium
525mg
15%

Manganese
0.29mg
15%

Phosphorus
125mg
13%

Magnesium
43mg
11%

Vitamin B1
0.16mg
11%

Vitamin B6
0.18mg
9%

Vitamin B3
1mg
9%

Calcium
86mg
9%

Iron
1mg
8%

Copper
0.15mg
8%

Vitamin B2
0.11mg
6%

Vitamin B5
0.62mg
6%

Zinc
0.8mg
5%

Selenium
3µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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