Southwest Tortellini Pasta Salad With Creamy Salsa Dressing Recipes

SOUTHWEST TORTELLINI SALAD WITH CREAMY SALSA DRESSING RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Creamy Salsa Dressing: Add all of the Creamy Salsa Dressing ingredients to a blender or food processor and "chop" then puree until smooth, scraping sides down as needed. Add milk, a tablespoon at a time, to reach desired consistency. Tortellini Salad: Add tortellini, corn, bell pepper, tomatoes, black beans and red onion to a large bowl. Toss to combine with enough Creamy Salsa Dressing to coat (about 2/3 of dressing) and reserve remaining dressing. Chill tossed salad (covered) and reserved dressing separately in the refrigerator for 2 hours (time permitting.). (Tortellini will soak up much of the dressing as it chills). When ready to serve, toss salad with avocado, bacon, sunflower seeds and cheese and desired amount of remaining dressing so its nice and creamy. Taste and add season with salt and pepper if desired. Enjoy! NOTES *I love the tortellini in the refrigerated section of Costco **May want to increase sugar if using Greek yogurt

SOUTHWEST TORTELLINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease/spray a 1 1/2 qt casserole dish.
• In a bowl, toss together the black beans, tortellini, green chilies, diced tomatoes and cumin. Mix well and pour into the prepared casserole dish.
• In another bowl, stir together the sour cream, lime juice and sugar; evenly spread this over mixture in the casserole dish.
• Evenly sprinkle with cheese, then olives, then green onions, then the cilantro.
• Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and continue baking an additional 20-30 minutes until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• Garnish with cilantro.