Pasta salads recipes are a must-have during the Summertime! Mexican Macaroni Salad from Ree Drummond is going to be your next favorite pasta salad. This salad is packed full of black beans, tomatoes, corn, salsa, and cumin. Add in some chicken or shrimp to make it a full meal!
Please note, that I am not Ree Drummond, just a fan who really likes her recipes.
What Ingredients do I need?
Elbow Macaroni - already cooked pasta
Corn - fresh or canned, drain if using canned corn
Black Beans - canned, rinsed and drained
Black Olives - I left them out of this recipe but use finely diced black olives
Green Onions - can also use chives
Red Onions - finely diced
How to make Mexican Macaroni Salad
See and print the full recipe below.
For the salad: Cook the macaroni according to the package directions. Drain and set aside to cool.
Heat an indoor grill and brush with oil. Cook the ears of corn, turning, until browned and cooked through. Cut the kernels off the cobs.
Put the corn in a big bowl with the black beans, olives, tomatoes, green onions and red onions and toss to combine.
For the dressing: In a separate bowl, whisk together the salsa, sour cream, mayonnaise, cumin and salt and pepper to taste. Pour over the salad ingredients and fold together until everything is coated. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
Serve chilled.
Serving size: ½ to ¾ cup(not the oil you used for brushing the raw shrimp). Garnish with oregano, and serve with more of the reserved oil
Serving size ½ cup
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Mexican Macaroni Salad
- Prep Time: 15min
- Cook Time: 8min
- Total Time: 23 min
- Yield: 12 1x
Description
Pasta salads recipes are a must-have during the Summertime! Mexican Macaroni Salad from Ree Drummond is going to be your next favorite pasta salad.
Ingredients
- 1 pound elbow macaroni or small shells (doesn't matter you pick!)
- Vegetable oil, for oiling grill
- 2 ears corn
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- ½ cup finely chopped black olives
- 6 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- ½ red onion, finely diced
- Dressing:
- 1 cup jarred salsa
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- Salt and freshly ground black
Instructions
- For the salad: Cook the macaroni according to the package directions. Drain and set aside to cool.
- Heat an indoor grill and brush with oil. Cook the ears of corn, turning, until browned and cooked through. Cut the kernels off the cobs.
- Put the corn in a big bowl with the black beans, olives, tomatoes, green onions and red onions and toss to combine.
- For the dressing: In a separate bowl, whisk together the salsa, sour cream, mayonnaise, cumin and salt and pepper to taste. Pour over the salad ingredients and fold together until everything is coated. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
- Serve chilled.
- Serving size: ½ to ¾ cupÂ
Notes
Points Plus: 7
myWW points: Blue 5; Green 7; Purple 5
Used Light Mayo, and Light Sour Cream to figure out nutrition Add some chicken to make it a whole meal!
- Category: Easy
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ½ to ¾ cup
- Calories: 268
- Fat: 5.3g
- Carbohydrates: 45.7g
- Fiber: 5.9g
- Protein: 10.3g
Keywords: mexican macaroni salad
Mary Rollinson says
I made this Mexican Macaroni Salad and is was delicious!
Jenna says
1 cup
Felicia says
How much is a serving?
Sherry says
:<) Those were my two favorites on FoodNetwork Star too...Sweet Emma and Lucca and his accent and I wanted to learn more authentic recipes of his Grandma....thanks for this recipe.
Jenna says
I've never been let down by any of her recipes. 🙂
Jenna says
Grilled Chicken with some kind of marinade over it. Yum!
Kate @ Babaganosh.org says
This looks awesome. I might add some grilled chicken in there to make it a complete meal. This recipe is perfect for summer - minimal cooking and such fresh flavors and colors! (I don't count boiling water for pasta as cooking hehe).
★★★★★
Christine@ Apple of My Eye says
This looks delicious! I love all the gorgeous colors and if Ree made it, I'm sure it's tasty!
★★★★★
Jenna says
Fixed!
jodi says
This looks really good, the only thing I see wrong though is the fact that you have no measurements for the dressing. Would love to know how much of what to put in the salad dressing.