Taco Pasta Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups uncooked spiral shaped pasta
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope taco seasoning
• 3 cups shredded lettuce
• 2 cups halved grape tomatoes
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup catalina dressing
• tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions.
• 2 meanwhile, in a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
• 3 stir in the taco seasoning; cool.
• 4 drain pasta and rinse in cold water; stir into meat mixture. add the lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onion, green pepper and dressing; toss to coat. serve with tortilla chips.