Southwest Pasta Salad

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes

The flavors of Southwest are a mixture of flavors from cool and creamy, hot and spicy, and a dash of sour tartness. A must have at any picnic.



Ingredients:
1 box Dreamfields Elbows or Penne Rigate
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 large sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 avocado, diced
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 to 2 jalapeño chiles, seeded and chopped
1 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1 cup tomato salsa
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain again. In large serving bowl combine pasta, tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, avocado, cilantro and jalapeño.
2. For dressing, in small bowl whisk together mayonnaise, salsa, lime juice and salt. Add to pasta mixture; toss gently. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate to chill.

Makes 8 side dish servings.

Nutrition information per serving (1/8 of recipe): 313 calories; 8 g protein; 
12 g digestible carbohydrates*; 14 g total fat; 2 g saturated fat; 13 mg cholesterol; 
595 mg sodium; 7 g total dietary fiber.

*It traditional pasta is used in this recipe there are a total of 44 g carbohydrates. For more information go to www.dreamfieldsfoods.com.

Labels: all, elbows, family, High-Fiber, Low-Digestible-Carbs, mexican, penne, salads, vegetarian