Tuesday, May 21, 2013

My Black Bean & Corn Pasta Salad...I love cold salads for lunch this time of year :) Enjoy!


BLACK BEAN & CORN PASTA SALAD

1 (16-ounce) box rotini tri-colored pasta, cooked

2 cans black beans rinsed and drained well

1 small bag frozen corn, thawed

1 can Rotel

4 green onions, chopped

½ cup bell pepper, chopped

½ cup white onion, chopped

2-3 Tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped

¾ of a  large bottle of Zesty Italian dressing

Mix all together and refrigerate at least 2 hours. 

 

32 comments:

  1. This looks amazing! Making it for a picnic for tomorrow. Thanks

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  2. Thank you so much, Tiff! Hope you enjoy :)

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  3. Tried this today. Would eliminate cilantro entirely and reduce green onions by half. Interesting dish. Requires a breath mint or two.

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  4. this sounds great. Bet it would be awesome with some chopped cucumber is well

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  5. Thank you for your feedback Amanda and Tasha! Love both of your suggestions :) I just started adding some chopped, grilled chicken to it, and you have a delicious light meal for these hot summer months that are soon to be upon us!

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  6. Made this last night and as another comment suggested, added some chopped cucumber. It's very good but next time I'll leave out the cilantro. Thank you!

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    1. Dawn, it is just a can of diced tomatoes with green chilies

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    2. I used parsley instead of cilantro and it was great, I really like this salad and was able to use up things I had in my pantry that needed to be used: black beans :)

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  8. How many people does this recipe serve? Looks delicious!

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  9. I added cucumber and we loved it!

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    1. Use whatever color you prefer; red, yellow or green or a mixture of the 3

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  11. Do you cook the black beans and corn first?

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  12. do I need to cook the black beans and corn first before I put it in there?

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    1. Hope you don't mind me answering. Since the black beans are canned, all you need to do is drain & rinse them. I've actually never used thawed frozen corn in recipes, so I can't attest to that. I always prefer to go with canned. :)

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  13. Is there any nutritional information for this recipe?

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  14. Just made this for my son's football picnic for tomorrow, tastes GREAT! Thanks!

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  15. Just made this for our Mother's Day potluck meal tomorrow. I love all the ingredients-this salad is full of flavor! I really like tomatoes so I might add some more. The cilantro and black beans make this salad different from other pasta salads-that's what caught my eye ��. Thanks for posting this recipe! (It makes a lot!)

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  16. Wonderful pasta salad. Thank you..

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  17. I love the idea of these ingredients, but don't understand using an Italian dressing...I would use some salad dressing with a Mexican flair...chipotle ranch or honey chipotle ranch..

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  18. Do you drain the rotel? It doesn’t look like there’s any juice from that on the salad.

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  19. Do you drain the rotel? It doesn’t look like there’s any juice from that on the salad.

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    1. Did you ever get an answer on draining Rotel or not?

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