Southwestern Pasta Salad

Name: Southwestern Pasta Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 425 grams black beans, drained and rinsed; 2 Tbsps chili powder, or to taste; 118 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 118 milliliters diced green bell pepper; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 59 milliliters fresh lime juice; 118 milliliters diced red bell pepper; 237 milliliters chopped roma (plum) tomatoes; 454 grams 1/2 package rotini pasta; 1 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters vegetable oil; 355 milliliters whole kernel corn

Southwestern Pasta Salad might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe makes 8 servings with 378 calories, 12g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of rotini pasta, kernel corn, ground cumin, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

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Water

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Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

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Pasta

In a large bowl combine oil, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, salt and garlic. Stir in pasta and set aside to cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.

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Chili Powder