Tex-Mex Pasta Salad

Submitted by Stacee R.

"This tastes just like a taco in a bowl! Be sure to heat it up so that all the cheese melts. ;)"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb radiatore
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground turkey
• 2⁄3 cup water
• 1 ounce taco seasoning (I recommend Taco Bell)
• 2 cups Mexican blend cheese, shredded
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, drained
• 1⁄2 cup black olives, sliced
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 teaspoon cumin
• 1 1⁄2 cups sour cream
• salsa

directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Drain again and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic; saute 1 minute. Add turkey; cook until brown, stirring to crumble. Stir in water and taco seasoning; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
3. Combine pasta, turkey mixture, cheese, tomatoes, olives and black beans in a large bowl.
4. In a small bowl, combine lime juice, salt, cumin and sour cream. Stir until well blended.
5. Pour over pasta mixture and toss gently to coat. Serve with salsa.

Reviews

[mandabears]

thanks for posting this great pasta salad, we love it. it is a great summer pasta salad when it is even too hot to eat. i first found the recipe in cooking light and have been meaning to post, but you saved me the trouble. sorry, forgot the stars in the first review

 

[SarahBeth]

This was a really good lunch pasta salad. I used whole wheat pasta (Barilla) and low fat cheese and fat free sourcream and it still had a great taste to it! I ate this cold and loved it. I think next time I will leave the garlic out! Thanks for posting! [Made for PRMR tag march 2010]

 

[anme7039]

I scaled this down quite a bit to serve me and my mother with great results. I usde lean ground turkey, low fat sour cream, low fat cheese, and fresh tomatos. I went a bit heavy handed on the taco seasoning to give it an extra kick. Great recipe!

 

[WI Cheesehead]

I used 8 oz w.w. pasta (1 lb always seems to be too much), 1 lb grass fed ground beef, 1/2 C TVP, 1 T chili powder (would use taco seasoning next time), less cheese, no olives, 1 C of lite sour cream/non-fat yog. combo. This is definitely better warm. Next time I would cut the tomatoes to 1 can (family pref) and bake in a 9x13 pan after combining. I also added minced dried onions to browning meat and would use fresh next time.