Mexicali Pasta Salad
Medium Salad

Mexicali Pasta Salad

Total Time
31 min
20m prep · 11m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
—
Difficulty
Medium
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This Mexicali pasta salad is a Mexican-style pasta salad that's a great change for a picnic.

Ingredients

  • 1 package tri-color rotini pasta , 16 ounce
  • 1 can black beans , 15 ounce
  • 1 can Mexican-style corn , 11 ounce
  • 1 can chopped green chiles , 4 ounce
  • 0.5 cups chopped red bell pepper
  • 0.5 cups Italian-style salad dressing , or more to taste
  • 0.5 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
  • 3 greens onions , thinly sliced
  • 0.33 cups minced fresh cilantro
  • 1 slice onion , minced
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
  • 0.5 lime , juiced

Instructions

  1. 1

    Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in rotini and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain

  2. 2

    Combine black beans, corn, green chiles, bell pepper, dressing, cheese, green onions, cilantro, minced onion, taco seasoning, and lime juice together in a bowl. Stir in rotini gently, until combined.

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