Dinner for 10

Mexican Pasta Salad

Name: Mexican Pasta Salad
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 16 oz rotini pasta; 1 cans (15 oz) black beans; 1 pint cherry tomatoes; 1 red bell pepper; 1/4 cup red onion; 1/2 english cucumber; 1 jalapeno; 2 large avocados; 1/2 cup packed cilantro; 1/3 cup finely grated cotija cheese; 1 cup medium or spicy salsa; 3/4 cup sour cream or greek yogurt; 3/4 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup olive oil; 3 tbsp lime juice; 3 cloves garlic; 1 1/2 tsp each ground cumin; 1 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp smoked paprika

$6.37for 433 minServes 10

Rotini, beans, corn, vegetables, and avocado are tossed with a creamy salsa dressing and cotija cheese.

Photo: carlsbadcravings.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pasta, 16 oz$0.10/oz typical	16 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Canned beans, 15 oz$0.09/oz typical	15 oz	$1.35Typical price
	Cherry and grape tomatoes, 11 oz$0.30/oz typical	11 oz	$3.18Typical price
	Bell peppers, 0.4 lb$2.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.93Typical price
	Red onions, a little$1.49/lb typical	a little	$0.12Typical price
	Cucumbers, 0.5$0.89 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Avocados, 2$1.29 each typical	2	$2.58Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
	Swiss, 1.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.53Typical price
	Salsa, 8.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	8.5 oz	$1.19Typical price
	Sour cream, 6.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.89Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.22Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$15.92

Swaps

Swap red onions for onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Mustard, mayo, ketchupOlive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

33 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
10servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.59 per serving$6.37 for 4

City Store

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Ingredients

16 oz rotini pasta
1 cans (15 oz) black beans
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 red bell pepper
1/4 cup red onion
1/2 english cucumber
1 jalapeno
2 large avocados
1/2 cup packed cilantro
1/3 cup finely grated cotija cheese
1 cup medium or spicy salsa
3/4 cup sour cream or greek yogurt
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tbsp lime juice
3 cloves garlic
1 1/2 tsp each ground cumin
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp smoked paprika

Steps

Boil the rotini in salted water until tender, about 10 minutes, then drain and cool under cold water.
Drain the beans and corn, then halve the tomatoes and dice the bell pepper, onion, cucumber, jalapeno, and avocados.
Whisk the salsa, sour cream, mayonnaise, olive oil, lime juice, minced garlic, cumin, salt, and smoked paprika in a large bowl.
Add the pasta, beans, corn, vegetables, avocado, cilantro, and cotija cheese to the bowl.
Toss gently until coated, then chill for 15 minutes before serving.

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