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Friday, December 18, 2009

Southwest Style Pasta Salad

I kind of just made this up, but we've been eating it all day so I thought it was good enough to share. If Raleigh will ever share with me.

1/2 bag Bowtie Pasta
1/2 bag Tricolor or regular Rotini Pasta
(cook pasta as usual)
1/2 can corn
1/2 can black beans
1/2 can pinto beans
1/2 can diced tomatoes

(I know what you are thinking... Katie, 1/2 a can??? Anyways, I got all that stuff together, drained and rinsed and realized it was way too much for the pasta I made. Oh gosh, now I realize I could've just made the entire two bags of pasta but we wouldn't be able to eat all that. Anyways, I put 1/2 the corn, tomatoes, and beans in another small container with lime juice, garlic salt, and cumin and you could also put cilantro, jalapenos, whatever else you really want anyways it makes a good salsa.)

For the dressing:
1/3 cup Ranch dressing
1/3 cup Italian dressing (add more of either dressing if it is too dry)
A couple squirts of lime juice

Spices:
Salt
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Cumin
Chili Powder

Okay well, I am really bad at measuring anything but especially spices. I am a pour stir and taste kind of girl, so it really all depends on what you like more. I prefer more Chili powder and less cumin so just make it how you like it! Anyways, stir it all together (let the pasta chill in some cold water after cooking) stir it and taste it a couple times and hopefully you like it as much as we did!

Almost forgot to put in a picture of the cute baby eating the pasta, what was I thinking??






2 comments:

Shelley said...

I love when you post recipes. Raleigh looks a lot like Steve there I think. Looks yummy!

Kristen Moss said...

That sounds fabulous.

YOU ARE AMAZING!!