Photo: Anna Pelzer
Southwest Pasta Salad
14 ingredients
10 min + 10 min
16
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I needed a pasta salad for a family cookout and just couldn’t make the “same old thing”. I wanted something with lots of flavor and nutrition and at the same time something everyone would love. I know everyone loves guacamole and southwest flavors, so I decided to combine them with some Dreamfields Pasta, for extra fiber plus fewer carbs and calories.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
748
Calories
31g
Protein
32g
Fat
94g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Avocado | 1 medium (150g) | 240 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Pinto Bean | 1/2 cup (86g) canned | 122 |
| Black Bean | 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained | 114 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 6-½ ounces, weight Dreamfields Penne Rigate
- 2 cups Diced Tricolor Bell Peppers
- 1 cup Chopped Seeded Tomato
- ½ cups Chopped Scallions (white And Green Parts
- 1 Avocado, Peeled, Pitted, And Cut Into Chunks
- ¼ cups Fresh Chopped Cilantro
- 2 Limes, Divided
- 12 ounces, weight Packaged Or Homemade Fresh Guacamole
- 1 cup Fat-free Buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
- 10 ounces, weight Canned Black Beans, Drained (I Used Jyoti Organics In Water With Sea Salt)
- 10 ounces, weight Canned Pinto Beans, Drained (I Used Jyoti Organics In Water With Sea Salt)
Directions
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By tastykitchen ·
Recipe sourced from
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