Cowboy Pasta Salad

Name: Cowboy Pasta Salad
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 (16-ounce) package uncooked rotini pasta (or penne, farfalle, shells, elbow); 1 pound 90/10 lean ground beef; ½ cup chopped yellow onion (from 1 small onion); 4 teaspoons mild taco seasoning mix (from 1 package); 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 1 ¼ teaspoons black pepper, divided; ½ cup olive oil; ¼ cup fresh lime juice (from 2 limes); ¾ teaspoon ground cumin; 1 (15.25-ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained; 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed; 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved; ½ cup chopped red bell pepper (from 1 small pepper); 1 medium jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped (about 2 1/2 tablespoons); 8 ounces sharp Cheddar, shredded (about 2 cups); ½ cup thinly sliced scallions (about 4 scallions); Chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish

3 steps

Cook:40min

This side dish is ready for the family cookout.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:56:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories305.5 kcal (15%)

Total Fat14.3 g (20%)

Carbs29.4 g (11%)

Sugars3.4 g (4%)

Protein15.1 g (30%)

Sodium527.9 mg (26%)

Fiber3.2 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

16 servings

1 x 16 ouncerotini pasta

package uncooked, or penne, farfalle, shells, elbow

1 pound90/10 lean ground beef

½ cupyellow onion

chopped, from 1 small onion

4 teaspoonstaco seasoning mix

mild

2 teaspoonskosher salt

divided

1 ¼ teaspoonsblack pepper

divided

½ cupolive oil

¼ cupfresh lime juice

¾ teaspoonground cumin

1 x 15.25 ouncecan whole kernel corn

drained

1 x 15 ouncecan black beans

drained and rinsed

1 pintcherry tomatoes

halved

½ cupred bell pepper

chopped, from 1 small pepper

1jalapeño

medium, seeded and finely chopped

8 ouncessharp Cheddar

½ cupscallions

Instructions

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente; drain and transfer pasta to a large bowl; let cool slightly at room temperature, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat large skillet over medium-high; add ground beef, onion, taco seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Cook, stirring often to crumble, until browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.

Step 2

Whisk together olive oil, lime juice, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper in a small bowl. Pour mixture over cooled pasta, and toss to combine thoroughly.

Step 3

Gently stir in ground beef mixture, corn, black beans, tomatoes, red bell pepper, jalapeño, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper into pasta mixture. Gently fold in cheese and scallions until combined. Garnish with cilantro, if desired. Serve at room temperature

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