Mexican Pasta

This Mexican pasta is delicious. Seashell pasta is tossed with a quickly cooked sauce of tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, corn, black beans, salsa, and taco seasoning.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 358 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes
• ½ pound seashell pasta
• ¼ cup sliced black olives
• ¼ cup salsa
• ½ cup sweet corn kernels
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1 ½ tablespoons taco seasoning mix

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

Step 2

Toss sauce with cooked pasta and serve.

Step 3

While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Cook onions and bell pepper in oil until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Stir in corn and heat through. Stir in black beans, tomatoes, salsa, olives, seasoning mix, and salt and pepper and cook until thoroughly heated, about 5 minutes.