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Spicy Three Bean Pasta Salad

This hearty, spicy salad is as colorful as it is flavorful! It makes a wonderful main dish or side dish. It's well balanced with beans, pasta, and lots of veggies. This salad travels well and is a hit in my kids' lunchboxes. It takes some time to make but is well worth the effort. By far my favorite pasta salad and very yummy!!!

Steps

Boil pasta according to pkg directions.
Set aside to cool.
While waiting for pasta , combine dressing ingredients and set aside.
Once the pasta is cool , place into large mixing bowl.
Place beans in colander , rinse and drain well , and add to mixing bowl.
Place frozen corn into colander and allow to thaw.
Drain well and add to mixing bowl.
Add remaining ingredients and dressing to mixing bowl.
Mix well.

Ingredients

pasta, black beans, pinto beans, dark red kidney beans, frozen corn, monterey jack pepper cheese, black olives, tomatoes, cucumber, green onions, carrot, bell pepper, extra virgin olive oil, limes, juice of, garlic cloves, chili powder, cumin, dried oregano, dried thyme, dried cilantro, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper