Cowboy Pasta Salad
This is a spicy pasta salad perfect for the meat-lover in your life. Serve warm or room temp for an easy lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
12 servings
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package. Drain under cold water until the pasta is cool.
- While the pasta is boiling, cook and crumble the ground beef in a large skillet, sprinkle the meat generously with the taco seasoning while cooking. Combine the pasta, ground beef, bell peppers, tomatoes, onion, and cilantro in a large mixing bowl.
- Combine the oil, jalapeno juice, jalapenos, lime juice, garlic, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper in a jar. Cover with lid and shake well. Pour the dressing over the pasta salad in the bowl. Toss to coat thoroughly.
- Serve warm or at room temperature. Top with jalapeno slices and/or cheddar cheese. Enjoy!
Nutrition per serving
556kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$2598.00
$2598.00
Per Serving
$217.00/serving
$217.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$5196.00 vs buying!
~$5196.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (84% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| small elbow pasta | 16 oz | $631.00 |
| ground beef | 2 lbs | $396.00 |
| taco seasoning | 0.3333333333333333 cup | $470.00 |
| red | 1 | $70.00 |
| reen bell pepper | - | - |
| grape tomatoes | 2 cups | $29.00 |
| red onion | 0.5 small | $35.00 |
| fresh cilantro | 0.25 cup | $117.00 |
| cheddar cheese | 1 cup | $260.00 |
| optional | - | - |
| lightly flavored olive oil | 1 cup | $331.00 |
| juice from jar of sliced jalapenos | 0.5 cup | $127.00 |
| -1/2 cup sliced jarred jalapenos | 0.25 | $27.00 |
| fresh lime juice | 0.25 cup | $40.00 |
| arlic cloves | - | - |
| ground cumin | 1 tsp | $27.00 |
| smoked paprika | 0.5 tsp | $25.00 |
| kosher salt | 1 tsp | $2.00 |
| freshly ground black pepper | 0.5 tsp | $11.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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