Cook With What You Have

Discover recipes using ingredients already in your kitchen. Results are ranked by how well they match your pantry.

How It Works

  1. Add Your Pantry - Enter ingredients you have at home.
  2. Search or Discover - Find recipes by keyword or click "What Can I Make?"
  3. Start Cooking - View your match percentage and visit the original recipe.

We don't host full recipes-we link directly to original sources.

Southwest Pasta

Pasta tossed with spices and vegetables from the Southwest United States.

Time
15 minutes
Servings
4

Ingredients

  • 12 oz seashell (or other) pasta
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 can (15 oz) sweet corn kernels, drained
  • 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) peeled and diced tomatoes with juice
  • ¼ cup salsa
  • ¼ cup sliced black olives, drained
  • 1 ½ tbsp taco seasoning mix
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
Your pantry · Interactive controls load with JavaScript

Method

  1. In a large pot bring 1 quart of lightly-salted water to a boil.
  2. Add pasta and cook for 8–10 minutes until pasta is al dente; drain water.
  3. While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
  4. Cook onions and bell pepper in oil until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
  5. Stir in corn, beans, tomatoes, salsa, olives, taco seasoning, salt and pepper. Cook until thoroughly heated, about 5 minutes.
  6. Toss heated vegetables into pasta, mix well and serve.
  7. Serve warm or cold.

Categories