Name: Taco Pasta Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6, 6 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2.5 cups fusili (uncooked); 1 lb ground turkey ((or ground meat of choice)); 1.5 tbsp olive oil; 1 package low sodium taco seasoning (*see note below for homemad version); 1 can (540ml) lentils (rinsed and drained); 1 cup corn kernels ((canned or frozen and defrosted)); 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (chopped); 1 can (540ml) black beans (rinsed and drained); 1 pint cherry tomatoes (sliced); 1 medium red bell pepper (diced); 3 green onions (sliced (both the whites and greens)); 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt (2% works best!); 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 2 limes (just the juice); 1.5 tbsp low sugar BBQ sauce (Stubb's is my favourite); 1/2 tsp chili powder; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1/4 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp black pepper

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Taco Pasta Salad

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 45m total

Servings

Calories

28% of a 2,000 cal day

557KCAL

Protein

31g62% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat24g

30%

Saturated4g

20%

Unsaturated20g

—

Total Carbs56g

20%

Fiber13g

45%

Total Sugars8g

—

incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch36g

—

Sodium1096mg

48%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Make filling lunches a breeze with my taco pasta salad. Hearty taco meat topped with beans, colorful veggies and an easy yogurt dressing, it's sure to be a new staple.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

For the salad

2½ cupsfusili — uncooked
1 lbground turkey — or ground meat of choice
1½ tbspolive oil
1package low sodium taco seasoning
540 mllentils — rinsed, drained, 1 can
1 cupcorn kernels — canned or frozen and defrosted
¼ cupfresh cilantro — chopped
540 mlblack beans — rinsed, drained, 1 can
1 ptcherry tomatoes — sliced
1medium red bell pepper — diced
3green onions — sliced, white and green parts

For the yogurt dressing

¾ cupplain Greek yogurt
¼ cupmayonnaise
2limes — fresh
1½ tbsplow sugar BBQ sauce
½ tspchili powder
½ tspcumin
¼ tsppaprika
½ tspsalt
⅛ tspblack pepper

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Method

45m total

Read the method on nourishedbynic.comNicole Addison, RD, MHSc’s original page

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gluten free

Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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