Calico Pasta Salad

Calico Pasta Salad

A colorful pasta and vegetable salad accompanied with a side of sliced orange and avocado

Hands On:30 | Total: 90 | Makes: 4 servings (1-1/2 cups salad with fruit side each)

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup dry whole grain penne pasta, uncooked
  • 1 can (10 oz each) Ro*Tel® Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, undrained
  • 1 can (15 oz each) Ranch Style® Black Beans, drained, rinsed
  • 1 cup Birds Eye® Sweet Kernel Corn, cooked and cooled
  • 1/2 cup diced Pepper Jack cheese
  • 1/2 cup sliced celery
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup Wish-Bone® Italian dressing
  • 1 orange, peeled, sliced
  • 1 avocado, pitted, peeled, sliced
  • Lettuce leaves, optional

Directions

  1. Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  2. Combine pasta, undrained tomatoes, beans, corn, cheese, celery and onions in medium bowl. Add dressing; mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
  3. Serve pasta salad with orange and avocado slices on lettuce leaves, if desired, alongside.

Nutritional Information:

4 servings (1-1/2 cups salad with fruit side each) Calories 370; Total Fat 16 g(Saturated Fat 4 g); Cholesterol 15 mg; Sodium 791 mg; Carbohydrate 49 g; (Dietary Fiber , Sugars 10 g); Protein 12 g; Percent Daily Values*: Vitamin A %; Vitamin C 49%; Calcium 15%; Iron 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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