Southwestern Pasta Salad with Yogurt Salsa Dressing Recipe
Whip up this healthy southwestern whole wheat pasta salad for your next barbecue. It gets its flavor from black beans, corn and an easy yogurt salsa dressing.
Servings: 12 Cups
Calories: 202kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound whole wheat penne pasta
- 2 ears corn cooked & kernels cut off
- 1 14 ounce can reduced-sodium black beans, rinsed & drained
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- ¼ cup minced cilantro
- 3 green onion thinly sliced
The Dressing:
- ¾ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- ⅔ cup salsa your favorite kind
- ¾ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Cook the penne according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- In a large bowl, combine the pasta, corn kernels, black beans, red bell pepper, cilantro and green onion.
- Toss with the dressing. Serve.
The Dressing:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, salsa, cumin and salt. Taste and season with more salt, if desired.
Notes
Weight Watchers Points: 4 (Points+), 3 (Old Points)
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 228mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 470IU | Vitamin C: 14.6mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg