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Southwest Orzo and Bean Salad

Southwest Orzo and Bean Salad
Southwest Orzo and Bean Salad might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe makes 4 servings with 380 calories, 14g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have firm-ripe tomato, cilantro, lime peel, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

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In a 3- to 4-quart pan over high heat, bring 1 1/2 to 2 quarts water to a boil.
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Add pasta and cook until barely tender to bite, 9 to 11 minutes.
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Drain and rinse with cold water.
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In a large bowl, mix pasta, beans, corn, tomato, cilantro, onions, lime peel, 1/3 cup lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and salt to taste.
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In a small bowl, mash avocado with 1 tablespoon lime juice and sour cream.
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Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Equally mound pasta salad on dinner plates. Top with dollops of the avocado mixture. Surround or accompany with tortilla chips.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score49
Dish TypesSide Dish
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