Mexican Macaroni Salad

Julie Wunder

This Mexican Macaroni Salad is healthy, fresh, and vibrant with a salsa and greek yogurt based dressing (no mayonnaise.) It's filled with colorful veggies like corn, black beans, tomatoes, black beans, red onion, and avocado. This zesty vegetarian dish is great as a dinner or a side dish at a potluck.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Course Dinner, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American, Mexican

Servings

Calories 239 kcal

Ingredients

1 pound elbow macaroni
1 cup corn
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
2 tomatoes, diced
½ cup red onion, diced
1 cup cilantro, chopped
½ cup Queso Fresco or Cotija, crumbled
1 avocado, diced

For the Dressing:

¾ cup plain greek yogurt
¼ cup salsa
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon taco seasoning, to taste
salt and pepper

Instructions

Cook the macaroni according to package instructions. Rinse and drain with cold water. Allow the macaroni to cool.
In a large bowl combine the macaroni, corn, black beans, tomatoes, red onion, , cilantro, and queso fresco. Toss gently until mixed together.
In a small bowl whisk together the greek yogurt, salsa, lime juice, and taco seasoning. Add the dressing to the bowl and mix well.
Right before serving carefully fold in the chopped avocado.
Garnish with extra cilantro.

Notes

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days.

For the best texture, cook your pasta to al dente so it still has a bite and isn't mushy.

If you are making this ahead, toss the salad with just a small amount of the dressing to keep it from sticking. When ready to serve toss it with the remainder of the dressing. If you put all the dressing on ahead of time the pasta will just soak it up.

You can use canned or frozen corn.

Nutrition

Calories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 10gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 85mgPotassium: 374mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 390IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Mexican Macaroni Salad

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