Memorial Day Pasta Salad

This is the Wagon Wheel Pasta I have made before, but not in a very long time. I didn't get wagon wheel shaped pasta, but bow ties for this weekend.

Ingredients:

1lb wagon wheel pasta
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 10oz package frozen corn
2 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced
8oz shredded Mexican-blend cheese
1 1/2 cups salsa
1 package of Good Seasoning's Italian dressingmade according to package instructions. (red wine vinegar, water, olive oil)
3-4 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp cumin
1-2 tsp chili powder
2 garlic cloves, minced
freshly ground salt & pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 avocado, diced

Directions:

Cook the pasta al dente according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.

In a large bowl, combine the black beans, corn, tomatoes, salsa, and cheese. Add the cooled pasta and mix well.

In another bowl, whisk together the Good Seasoning's Italian dressing (I save some of the bottle of dressing for later because the pasta soaks up a lot of dressing and I like mine to be a little wet), lime juice, garlic, cumin and chili powder. Pour over the pasta salad, add the cilantro, and mix well. Season to taste with salt & pepper.

Just before serving, stir in the diced avocado.

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