Description

Everyone’s favorite Cowboy Caviar dip made into an easy Pasta Salad. Tender spiral pasta noodles, corn, sweet bell peppers, diced tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, avocado covered in Italian dressing and seasonings.

Ingredients

Scale

1 box (12 oz) Rotini Pasta
1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained & rinsed
1 can (15 oz) pinto beans or white navy beans, drained & rinsed
1 can (15 oz) gold n’ white corn, drained
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 orange bell pepper, diced small
1 red bell pepper, diced small
6 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced small
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
2–3 avocados, peeled and chunked
1 1/4 cup Italian salad dressing
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Step: Cook noodles according to package instructions. Salt your pasta water (about 1 teaspoon salt), drain the noodles and rinse in cold water.
Step: Add the cooked & rinsed noodles into a large mixing bowl. Add the other pasta salad ingredients and mix together in the mixing bowl.
Step: In a separate small bowl, combine the Italian salad dressing and seasonings. Stir together and pour over the pasta salad. Stir well to make sure all the noodles and goodies get mixed in together well.
Step: Eat right away OR refrigerate for 2-5 hours before serving. You can add the avocado in with the other salad mix-ins OR leave it off and add it in right before serving.

Notes

Depending on the amount of red onion you want, you could use 1/2 of the red onion. Same with the chopped cilantro. For some added spice, finely dice 1 jalapeno pepper and add it into the pasta salad mix.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Category: Salad
Method: Mixing
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 538 kcal
Sugar: 7 g
Sodium: 950 mg
Fat: 21 g
Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
Unsaturated Fat: 17.5 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 57 g
Fiber: 11 g
Protein: 15 g
Cholesterol: 2 mg

Keywords: cowboy caviar, pasta salad, side dish