Cowboy Caviar Pasta Salad
Elevate your pasta salad game with our Cowboy Caviar Pasta Salad recipe. This dish is packed with veggies, bacon with a light tangy dressing.
Servings: 12
Calories: 470kcal
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 16 oz box of pasta bowties, shells, rotini or noodle of your choice
- 1/2 pound of bacon cooked and crumbled
- 15 ounce can black beans drained
- 15 ounce can blacked eyed peas
- 11 ounce can of white corn drained
- 1 small red onion diced
- 2 bell peppers any color
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes quartered
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 3 avocados peeled and chopped
Dressing Ingredients
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Juice of 1 lime
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit. Place bacon on a foil lined baking sheet, cook for 20 minutes or until desired doneness. Cool and then crumble the bacon, set aside.
- Bring pot of water to boil, salt water, add pasta. Cook according to package directions, until pasta is al dente, about 8 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl add cooked noodles, bacon, black beans, black eye peas, white corn, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes and cilantro. Add avocados just before serving.
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together dressing ingredients, pour dressing over pasta salad, toss to combine.
- Add avocados, serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Calories: 470kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 376mg | Potassium: 793mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 976IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 3mg