Easy Southwest Pasta Salad
Easy Southwest pasta salad FTW! This quick and easy recipe comes together in minutes and is the perfect plant-based iron and protein-packed meal that will leave both bigs and littles asking for seconds! Source: Instagram/itsthecardamom
- Suitable from
- Finger foods (BLW)
- Total time
- 30min
- Makes
- 2servings
- Iron
- 2.2mg
Easy to prepare
undefined min prep
adjustable below
good source, per serving
Common allergens
WheatIntroduce one at a time.
Ingredients
- Pasta1 cup
- Black beans 1 can
- Corn 1 can
- Red bell pepper150 g
- Cherry tomatoes10
- Olive oildrizzle
- Spices, garlic powderto taste
Steps
Boil & drain 1 cup legume pasta of your choice (I used @barillaus protein+ bowtie pasta)
Mix in 1 can no/low sodium black beans, drained
Mix in 1 can no/low sodium yellow corn, drained
Add chopped red and orange bell peppers
Add chopped grape tomatoes
Drizzle with olive oil
Add seasonings of your choice (I used pepper, garlic powder, a splash of lemon and a tiny bit of salt)
Mix everything together, serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Per serving, calculated from USDA data for the ingredients above.
- Calories
- 251kcal
- Protein
- 9.4g
- Fat
- 8.3g
- Carbs
- 38.0g
- Carbs57%
- Protein14%
- Fat28%
Good source of Vitamin C · Folate · Fibre
Ingredient health benefits
General associations for these ingredients, not claims about this recipe.
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Nutrition Facts
Estimated · 2 servings per recipe
Amount per serving
Calories
251
% Daily Value*
Estimated from USDA ingredient data. %DV uses the adult 2,000-calorie reference — children’s needs differ.