Fiesta Pasta Salad Recipe

I have been re-working so many of our favorite salads now that I'm on Weight Watchers.  I had lots of seasoning, lettuce, tomatoes, and corn left over from a night that we had tacos and I just knew I had to make up a new summer salad for us all to enjoy.

Only 5 WW points per cup this salad was delicious!




Ingredients:

1 box pasta, (about 6 cups; cooked and drained)
1 cup chopped romaine
2 medium tomatoes; diced
2 ears of corn; cooked
4 Tablespoons Hellman's light mayonnaise
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 ounce package of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
1/4 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
1/2 tsp. taco seasoning
1/2 tsp. cider vinegar

In a medium bowl I combined the pasta, romaine lettuce, tomato and cut the corn kernels off the cob; mixing them together well.

In a small bowl I used a whisk to combine the mayo, vinegars, dressing mix, yogurt and taco seasoning.


Then I poured the dressing over the pasta and gave it all a good stir.



A full measured cup is a serving and I thought it was delicious!  My son thought it could have used a little less ranch flavor and my husband thought it should have had a touch more taco seasoning so feel free to adjust to ingredients to your liking.


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  1. Jodie's Touch of StyleJuly 15, 2019 at 5:27 PM

    I love that you used yogurt in this!! I'll definitely try it!
    XOXO
    Jodie

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  2. Lindsay's Sweet WorldJuly 16, 2019 at 7:43 AM

    Oh man, I love pasta salad so much! This looks delicious!

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  3. Sylvia Graceforagypsy.comJuly 16, 2019 at 11:09 PM

    Sounds delicious! Hubby and I love pasta salads and the southwest twist sounds yummy!

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  4. Dee | Grammy's GridJuly 18, 2019 at 11:35 AM

    Thanks for linking up at the #WednesdayAIMLinkParty 41! Shared ♥

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    1. Mother of 3July 18, 2019 at 1:54 PM

      Thank you so much for sharing (and hosting!).

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  5. MarilynsTreatsJuly 19, 2019 at 12:59 PM

    Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared

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  6. Jennifer@MyFlagstaffHomeJuly 19, 2019 at 8:06 PM

    Sounds like it has a little zip! Yum! Thanks for sharing at the Weekend Blog Hop at My Flagstaff Home. --Jennifer

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    1. Mother of 3July 20, 2019 at 7:00 AM

      Just a little because I can't handle much spice but that little kick really offset the ranch.

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