Creamy Latin Pasta Salad

Name: Creamy Latin Pasta Salad
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters finely diced ham; 118 milliliters evaporated milk; 118 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 118 milliliters peeled and chopped jicama; 1 lime, juiced; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 orange bell pepper, seeded, ribbed, and chopped; 237 milliliters frozen peas; 118 milliliters pimento stuffed olives; 237 milliliters crumbled feta cheese or queso blanco; 1 red bell pepper, seeded, ribbed, and chopped; 1 smalls red onion, thinly sliced; 454 grams rotini pasta (3/4 of a 16-ounce box); 8 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Creamy Latin Past If you have olive oil, jicama, pimento stuffed olives, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the peas you could follow this main course with the Easy Peasy Strawberry Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes.

Instructions

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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

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Add the pasta, stir with a wooden spoon, and cook until tender but not mushy, about 10 minutes.

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Drain, place in a large bowl and set aside.

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While the pasta cooks, combine the evaporated milk, oil, feta, cilantro, lime juice and some salt and pepper in a blender. Puree until the dressing is smooth and creamy.

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Place the drained pasta in a large bowl.

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Add the ham, bell peppers, peas, onions, jicama and olives.

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Pour the dressing over the pasta and gently mix it into the salad. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours before serving.

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