Southwest pasta salad
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1 box Dreamfields Elbows or Penne Rigate
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 large sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 avacodo, diced
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1-2 jalapeno chiles, seeded and chopped
1 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1 cup tomato salsa
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
- Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
- Rinse with cold water; drain again.
- In large serving bowl combine pasta, tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, avacado, cilantro and jalapeno.
- For dressing, in small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, salsa, lime juice and salt.
- Add to pasta mixture; toss gently.
- Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate to chill.
Makes 8 side dish servings.
Nurtition information per serving (1/8 of recipe):
313 calories
8 g protein
12 g digestible carbohydrates
14 g total fat
2 g saturated fat
13 mg cholesterol
595 mg sodium
7 g total dietary fiber
see www.dreamfieldsfoods.com for more information about healthy carb living
