Black and Blue Pasta Salad with Steak

Black and Blue Pasta Salad with Steak
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Black and Blue Pasta Salad with Steak a try. One serving contains 315 calories, 36g of protein, and 9g of fat. This recipe serves 4. It is perfect for valentin day. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes. If you have cheese crumbles, top round steak, french-fried onions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Pour pasta (from Suddenly Salad box) into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Drain pasta. Rinse with cold water; drain well.
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In medium bowl, stir together seasoning (from Suddenly Salad box) and blue cheese dressing.
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Add cooked pasta, onion and black beans until well blended. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
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Meanwhile, heat gas or charcoal grill. Rub steak on both sides with garlic pepper.
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Place steak on grill over medium-high heat. Cover grill; cook steak about 6 minutes on each side or until meat thermometer inserted in center of steak reads 140F.
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To serve, place pasta salad on large serving platter.
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Cut steak into thin slices; arrange over pasta salad.
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Sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles.
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Garnish with French-fried onions.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 25 m.
Servings4
Health Score43
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