Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 lb uncooked penne or
: -mostaccioli pasta
: Lettuce leaves
1 cn Creamy Southwestern Salad
: -Dressing
1 cn black beans (15 oz.),
: -rinsed and drained
1/4 c whole kernal corn
: (8 3/4 oz., rinsed and
: -drained
: sweet red pepper, chopped
: green onions, sliced
: chopped fresh cilantro
: Fresh cilantro sprigs for
: -garnish

Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package; drain.
Rinse with cold water and drain. Combine the pasta with 1 3/4 cups of
Creamy Southwestern Salad Dressing. Toss gently. Chill. Spoon the
pasta mixture onto a lettuce lined serving platter. Top with the
black beans, corn, red pepper, green onions and chopped cilantro.
Garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired. Serve with the remaining
cup of dressing. Makes 6 servings. CREAMY SOUTHWESTERN SALAD
DRESSING: 8 ounces nonfat sour cream (1 carton) 1 jar mild thick
and chunky salsa (16 ounces) 1/2 tsp ground cumin 2 cloves garlic,
minced Combine all of the ingredients. Chill. Makes 2 3/4 cups Per
serving: 463 calories (5% from fat); 2.2 g fat (0 g saturated); 0 mg
cholesterol; 1026 mg sodium; 84.1 g carbohydrate; 4.8 g fiber; 18.8 g
protein. [Nan Jacobs; Birmingham, Alabama] [Shortcut Chefs; Southern
Living; November 1994] Posted by Fred Peters.

Submitted By FRED PETERS On 11-21-94

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