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Southwestern Ranch Pasta Salad

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 20 min
  • Servings 6
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Whipping up a great pasta salad while the meat is grilling is easy with Suddenly Salad. Just toss in your favorite veggies, stir and voilà!
Updated Apr 25, 2016
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad® classic pasta salad mix
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1/2 cup spicy ranch or regular ranch dressing
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 1/2 cups small broccoli florets
  • 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
  • 4 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • Tortilla chips, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Empty Pasta mix into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, adding corn during last 2 minutes of cooking.
  • 2
    Drain pasta and corn; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well.
  • 3
    Im medium bowl, stir together seasoning mix, dressing and lime juice. Stir in pasta with corn and remaining ingredients except tortilla chips. Serve salad with tortilla chips. Serve immediately, or refrigerate.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    No Spicy Ranch dressing in your fridge? Just add about 1/4 teaspoon chili powder to the regular ranch dressing.
  • tip 2
    Toss it in! Stir 1 1/2 cups cut-up cooked chicken or ham or 1/2 cup Progresso® canned black beans (drained and rinsed) or shredded cheese into finished salad.

Nutrition

270 Calories, 12g Total Fat, 6g Protein, 34g Total Carbohydrate, 6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
270
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
18%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
8%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
5mg
2%
Sodium
840mg
35%
Potassium
340mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate
34g
11%
Dietary Fiber
3g
13%
Sugars
6g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
45%
45%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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