Mexican Pasta Toss Recipe

By Aggieskitchen

Mexican flavors are one of my favorite and I put them together in this simple Mexican Pasta Salad Toss.

Mexican Pasta Toss

Ingredients:

• 1/2 box whole wheat pasta
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 2-3 peppers of any kind, chopped (I used a combo of bell, anaheim and jalapeno)
• 1 pinch of ground cumin
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed (I prefer Bush's Beans Black Beans)
• Bunch of fresh cilantro, roughly chopped or torn
• extra drizzle of olive oil
• Lime, optional

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to directions.
2. While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large non stick skillet and add garlic and onion. Cook for about 1 minute.
3. Add peppers to skillet, season with cumin and cook for about 4-5 minutes until softened but still crisp.
4. Add tomatoes and black beans and cook for an additional minute. Season vegetables with salt and pepper.
5. When pasta is just done, transfer it to skillet using a slotted spoon. Some of the pasta water will go along with the pasta and that is a good thing.
6. Add cilantro to pasta, gently toss pasta with the vegetables, taste for salt and pepper, and add an additional drizzle or two of olive oil.
7. Serve warm, room temperature, or chilled with a squeeze of lime.

Mexican Pasta Toss Recipe 2022-02-24T22:08:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Admin