Mexican Pasta Salad with Chicken
This mexican pasta salad is perfect to serve cold, at room temp or even heated up. It is protein packed thanks to the chicken and beans, flavor loaded, and quick to make! Use pre-cooked chicken to get this dinner on the table in under 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast boneless skinless
- 2 tsp avocado oil, divided
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 8 oz penne pasta
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 green onion, minced
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1.5 tbsp taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup salsa
- optional for serving: more green onion and diced avocado
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F. Rub 1 tsp avocado oil over the chicken breasts and season with sea salt and pepper. Bake for 15 minutes, flip, and bake another 10 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked (this can vary based on how large the chicken breasts are).
- Allow the chicken to. slightly cool, then dice it and set it aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and then cook pasta according to package directions. When done, drain and set aside to slightly cool.
- Heat a medium skillet to medium-high heat and add 1 tsp avocado oil. When hot, add the corn and saute for 7-9 minutes until the corn is softened and slightly golden on a few edges.
- To assemble the Mexican pasta salad, add the diced bell pepper, green onion, black beans, cooked chicken, and taco seasoning (see note for individual seasonings) together in a large bowl. Toss to combine. Next, add the pasta and corn and mix.
- In a small bowl mix together the yogurt and salsa, then stir into the pasta dish. Feel free to top with extra green onion, and/or diced avocado, and enjoy!
Notes
Don't have homemade taco seasoning ready to use? Substitute these individual seasonings for the mix:
3/4 tsp chili powder
3/4 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic granules, divided
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp onion powder
Nutrition
Calories: 520kcal, Carbohydrates: 72g, Protein: 40g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 77mg, Sodium: 490mg, Potassium: 1071mg, Fiber: 10g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 1257IU, Vitamin C: 45mg, Calcium: 87mg, Iron: 3mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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