Side Dishes
Cowboy Caviar Pasta Salad
Description
The popular, Texas-inspired cowboy caviar can take the form of dip, garnish, side dish and more, but in this recipe, it becomes a complete meal, and one that’s much better than anything you’d find in the grocer’s deli case.
Ingredients:
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad™ classic pasta salad mix
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped cooked chicken
- 1/2 cup chopped cooked bacon (5 slices)
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ canned black beans or black-eyed peas, drained, rinsed
- 1/2 cup frozen corn, cooked as directed on bag, cooled
- 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup diced fresh tomato
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped red onion
Directions:
- Pour pasta (from Suddenly Salad box) into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta. Rinse with cold water; drain well.
- In large bowl, stir together seasoning (from Suddenly Salad box), cold water, oil, lime juice, honey, cumin, pepper flakes and salt to make dressing.
- Add pasta, chicken, bacon, beans, corn, bell pepper, tomato, cilantro and red onion to dressing mixture in bowl; toss to gently coat. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until serving.
