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Pasta Mexicali Recipe


This Pasta Mexicali Recipe is one of many in our collection of Low Fat Recipes. these are culled from various sources, some my own. whilst some are low carb recipes, there are also some low fat recipes, whilst and diabetic recipes. The one thing they all have in common with this Pasta Mexicali Recipe, is that they can all be seen as diet recipes in one form or another.




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Pasta Mexicali Recipe










Ingredients:

8 oz penne or mostaccioli or rotini, un, c, ooked
16 oz canned black beans - rinsed and dr, a, ined
16 oz canned cannellini beans - rinsed a, n, d drained
11 oz canned yellow corn kernels - drai, n, e, d
1 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup minced red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (or more, i, f, desired)
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, or.. dried parsley
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 tbsp dijon mustard
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Instructions:

Prepare pasta according package directions; drain. In a large bowl,
combine pasta, beans, corn, onion, bell pepper, cilantro and parsley.
In a separate bowl, combine vinegar, Dijon mustard, garlic, cumin,
cayenne and black pepper. Slowly whisk oil into vinegar mixture. Add
vinegar mixture to pasta and stir well. Serve well chilled.

Each serving provides: 424 Calories; 17.3 g Protein; 71 g
Carbohydrates; 9 g Fat; 0 mg Cholesterol; 559 mg Sodium. Calories
from Fat: 19%

Servings: 8




"A mind of the calibre of mine cannot derive its nutriment from cows."
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George Bernard Shaw