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Southwest Pasta Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Southwest Pasta Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Southwest Pasta Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Southwest Pasta Salad are:

8 oz uncooked high fiber whole wheat pasta
10 oz fresh spinach
15 oz can corn, drained
15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup salsa
1 medium bell pepper, diced
10 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies
*ground cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper, lime juice to taste

Here is how you make Southwest Pasta Salad:

Cook pasta according to package. Place spinach in colander used for draining pasta. Drain pasta over spinach (the hot water will help wilt the spinach). Place diced bell pepper in large bowl/container and put hot pasta and spinach on top (will help soften bell pepper). Let sit for 5 - 10 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix. Enjoy hot or cold.Serving Size: 8 1.5-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MICRONERDCHICK.

The nutritional information for Southwest Pasta Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 205.1

• Total Fat: 1.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 713.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.4 g
• Protein: 9.8 g