Mexican Pasta

Pasta 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

While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Cook onions and pepper in oil until lightly browned, 10 minutes. Stir in corn and heat through. Stir in black beans, tomatoes, salsa, olives, taco seasoning and salt and pepper and cook until thoroughly heated, 5 minutes.

Step 3

Toss sauce with cooked pasta and serve.