Cold Southwestern Bow Tie Pasta

Description

An easy pasta salad bursting with flavor. It is fantastic for your next potluck. But bring a lot, it goes fast!

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 ounce) package bow tie pasta
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground red chile pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 (9 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
  • ½ (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
  • ½ (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles, drained
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • 2 avocados – peeled, pitted, and diced

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the bow tie pasta at a boil
  2. stirring occasionally
  3. until cooked through yet firm to the bite
  4. about 12 minutes; drain.
  5. Whisk olive oil
  6. lime juice
  7. cilantro
  8. garlic powder
  9. cumin
  10. ground chile pepper
  11. cayenne pepper
  12. salt
  13. and black pepper together in a large bowl. Stir corn
  14. black beans
  15. diced tomatoes and green chiles
  16. and green onions into the dressing to coat. Gently mix avocados into bean mixture; fold bow tie pasta into the salad. Cover salad with plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 6

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