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Roasted Pepper Southwestern Pasta Salad

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I love salads in the summer. Potato salad, green salad, yes even Jell-O salad but my favorite one to eat and serve is pasta salad. Since this Roasted Pepper Southwestern Pasta Salad is perfect for Summer, I make often during BBQ season, I like to makes recipes that mix it up a bit.

So here is my take on a traditional pasta salad with adding roasted peppers, corn, cilantro, and cumin. Then mixing them with sour cream and a little mayo, makes it creamy yet not overly rich. Allowing all the fresh ingredients to shine and play together to add to the layers of flavors.

Enjoy this from our picnic table to yours.

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Servings: 12 servings

Roasted Pepper Southwestern Pasta Salad

By Jamie Sherman
Enjoy this from our picnic table to yours.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes
Total: 22 minutes

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Ingredients 

  • 1 lb. Ditalini pasta , or other small shelled pasta
  • 1 poblano pepper
  • 10 small red & orange variety sweet bell peppers , or 1 large red bell pepper & 1 large orange bell pepper
  • ½ – 1 cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
  • 4 green onions, chopped
  • 2 ears corn, cooked and corn kernels removed from ear
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 ½ cups fat-free sour cream
  • ½ cup light mayo

Instructions 

  • Prepare noodles following package directions. Cool noodles and set aside.
  • Roast peppers, preheat broiler to high. With the oven door ajar to allow steam to escape, broil the poblano and red & orange peppers until charred. I like to turn every few minutes, so that they char on each side.
  • Place peppers in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let cool. Peel, seed and then, roughly chop. Let the peppers cool, then proceed with the recipe. You don’t not want to add hot peppers to the sour cream mixture.
  • In a small mixing bowl add and stir together sour cream, mayo, chili powder, cumin, chopped roasted peppers, green onion and cilantro,
    to taste. Set aside.
  • Once the noodles have cooled add the sour cream mixture,
    stir together to combine, add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and set in the
    fridge until ready to serve.

Notes

  • Mix up your pepper colors for a pretty presentation!

Nutrition

Calories: 204kcal, Carbohydrates: 38g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 0.5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 4mg, Sodium: 125mg, Potassium: 289mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 2146IU, Vitamin C: 88mg, Calcium: 54mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Originally published on July 11, 2014. Updated on April 30, 2021.

Jamie

Jamie Sherman founded Love Bakes Good Cakes in February 2012. She is a self-taught home cook passionate about sharing easy, delicious, and family-friendly recipes. From comforting classics to irresistible desserts, I believe homemade food brings people together. Join me on my journey of creating and sharing meals that bring joy to every table!

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5 Comments

  1. Cindy Eikenberg, Little Miss Celebration says:

    Jamie, we love pasta salad and I'm always looking for different versions – this sounds so good! Pinning! Have a happy Tuesday!

  2. Cathy Trochelman says:

    This looks like one delicious pasta salad! I love that it's a little something different!

  3. Lizzy T says:

    Mmmm….new pasta salad recipes make me happy! I love the mayo and sour cream combo. Stumbled!

  4. June Baby says:

    Sounds delicious! I love homemade pasta salad like this. 🙂

  5. Eric Pepple says:

    Pasta salad is like one of the definitions of summer I think. Always a must for a barbecue. This recipe sounds awesome!Happy Blogging!Happy Valley Chow