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Wagon Wheel Pasta Salad

SUBMITTED BY: Kathryn Donahey

"Summertime gatherings aren't complete without a refreshing pasta salad. This tasty version features a mayonnaise and picante dressing."
PREP TIME  10 Min
COOK TIME  10 Min
READY IN  20 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 16 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups uncooked wagon wheel pasta or elbow macaroni
  • 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup cubed Cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1 small green pepper, julienned
  • 1 small sweet red pepper, julienned
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1 cup picante sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin

DIRECTIONS

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the pasta, beans, cheese, tomatoes, peppers and onions; mix well. Combine the mayonnaise, picante sauce, salt and cumin; pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 3, 2007 by rosanne
This is a WONDERFUL recipe! I've made it twice now, once at Christmas and once for a wedding shower. The yield is very large so I would recommend cutting the ingredients (at least the pasta for sure) in half if you aren't planning to serve it to more than 15 people. I also wouldn't recommend skimping on the mayo to use a generic brand. It's a little more expensive to use a higher quality mayo but you can taste the difference! If you need to skimp on cost of ingredients I'd go with generic pasta, kidney beans, cheese and salsa. But this is a great salad and I've received so many complements. It's also easy to make it a day ahead of time and just keep it in the fridge until you're ready to serve! Or cook the pasta and cut up the ingredients and then throw everything together an hour or two before your event. Enjoy!

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Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2007 by Meghan
This was great. I used less mayo than it called for - about 1 and 1/2 to 1 and 1/3 cup as 2 cups seemed like a lot. I used spiral pasta and added a jalapeno for a bit more spice. My husband loved it.

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