Recipe: Perfect Mexican pasta salad

Mexican pasta salad. Tri-colored rotini pasta is tossed with corn, black beans, Mexican cheese, and red bell peppers for a colorful and tasty pasta salad perfect for picnics. A mix of Mexican-inspired ingredients such as black beans, corn, and avocado, along with hearty whole wheat pasta and a light and creamy Greek yogurt paprika dressing, this Southwestern pasta salad boasts simple prep and complex flavor, with wide crowd appeal. This Mexican Pasta Salad needs to make an appearance at your next grill out.

Any pasta salad recipe is only as good as what it's tossed in and this Mexican Pasta Salad is no different. What I've made for us is the most delicious chipotle lime dressing. That spoonful of sauce up there is a magical, Mexican salad dressing. You can have Mexican pasta salad using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mexican pasta salad

1. Prepare of Penne pasta noodles.
2. Prepare of Canned corn drained.
3. You need of Black beans rinsed and drained.
4. You need of Grape tomatoes.
5. You need of Shredded mozzarella cheese or favorite cheese.
6. It's of Rotisserie chicken or already cooked chicken strips for salads.
7. You need 1000 of Island dressing.

While the pasta/corn mixture is cooking, combine all other ingredients (except for the cheese) in a large bowl. Rinse the pasta and corn in cold water until the mixture is cool or cold. A few notes/tips for this Mexican Pasta Salad: Pasta: use whatever shape pasta you like best! I'd recommend pasta that is a little smaller and the more texture, the better!

Mexican pasta salad step by step

1. Rotisserie chicken take all the meat off of the chicken set aside.
2. Cook pasta noodles to box directions when noodles are done rinse in cold water to cool pasta..
3. Add all ingredients together.

The more texture on the pasta, the more it can absorb the dressing and ensure that it gets spread to every section of the pasta. Prep beforehand: this is a salad that can. Cook pasta according to the package directions, then rinse in cold water and drain. In a large bowl, mix together pasta with tomatoes, peppers, olives, onions, beans, and cheddar cheese. Add the taco seasoning and dressing and toss to coat.