Kick your Dinner Up a Notch with some Southwestern Farfalle Pasta!

Hello my THRIVING Friends! 

I just wanted to share with you another fast, easy and delicious THRIVE Recipe! I made this for dinner last night and it was/is fantastic! ( I'm eating it for lunch today too) This pasta dish can be served warm or cold, I didn't want to wait for it to chill last night so we ate it warm, but today I'm eating it cold (like recommended) and is great both ways. In true Southwest fashion this dish has some kick to it and I love the beautiful vibrant color combination you get with the red and green bell peppers as well as the yellow corn and the black beans!  This pasta dish was filling by itself and has the protein from the beans but I think I might try adding some of the chopped chicken to it next time! This is definitely a keeper and again I had a healthy delicious meal on the table ready for my family is less than 30 min, thank you THRIVE!

~Rachel

Southwestern Farfalle Pasta

by Todd Leonard CEC on Sep 30 2013

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A fantastic Southwestern variation on cold pasta salad!

Prep Time

20 minutes

Yield

14 servings
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Chef Todd Leonard

Ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 c thrive rainbow farfalle pasta
• 1 c thrive instant black beans
• 1⁄3 c thrive chopped onions (fd)
• 1 3⁄4 c water
• 1 c thrive sweet corn (fd)
• 1⁄2 c thrive tomato dices (fd)
• 2 T thrive cilantro (fd)
• 1⁄2 c thrive green bell peppers (fd)
• 1⁄2 c thrive red bell peppers (fd)
• 1 t chili powder
• 1 t cumin
• 1 T lime juice
• 1 T cholula hot sauce
• 1⁄2 t thrive iodized salt
• 1 1⁄2 c additional water
• 1⁄2 c thrive sour cream + 1/2 c. water
• 1⁄2 c mayonnaise
• 2 T barbecue sauce

Instructions

Cook pasta until tender in salted water. Cool in strainer under cold water. Cook beans, onions and 1 ¾ cups water together for 5 minutes. Cool in strainer under cold water. Combine beans and pasta and set aside.

Combine all vegetables, seasonings, and 1 ½ cups water in a bowl and allow to soak (do not drain).Mix sour cream, mayonnaise, and barbecue sauce together and stir well. Combine all mixtures and stir well. Chill before serving.