She’s Sharing Her Riveting Recipe For Taco Pasta Salad
If you want to bring something to a gathering that will always be a hit, look no further. TikToker Tina Holbrook Scott (@tinaholbrookscott) is sharing a riveting recipe for taco pasta salad.
It contains all the delicious Mexican flavors you know and love, with the inclusion of a classic comfort food–pasta. Her video has reached over two and a half million views.
This taco pasta salad is filling enough to function as a whole meal, but it also works as a yummy side dish.
Furthermore, it boasts tons of texture and is a vibrant rainbow of colors. If you want to know how to make this heavenly dish, keep reading on for the recipe.
Start by cooking two pounds of garden rotini pasta according to the instructions on the package. Drain the pasta, rinse it in cold water, and transfer it to a large bowl.
Rotini pasta has a spiral shape that resembles a corkscrew, so its many ridges help the dressing stick to the noodles and retain the flavor of the pasta salad.
Next, add two cups of shredded cheddar cheese, a handful of chopped cilantro, one bunch of sliced green onions, one diced tomato, and two pounds of ground taco meat.
Before adding the taco meat, make sure you allow it to cool down.
You want your pasta salad to be cold so it doesn’t become a big goopy mess.
Joshua Resnick – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only
Top it off with one head of shredded lettuce and mix everything together. Then, pour in two sixteen-ounce jars of Catalina dressing and mix again. If you don’t have Catalina dressing, opt for a creamy French dressing.
Finally, crush up some Doritos in a plastic baggie and sprinkle them over the pasta salad right before serving.
You can even offer small bowls filled with the crushed Doritos so guests can add them to their individual portions themselves.
Corn and black beans would make a terrific addition to this pasta salad if you want to incorporate more veggies and protein in your diet, but that’s entirely up to you.
One thing’s for sure–you’re going to want seconds!
@tinaholbrookscott Taco Pasta Salad ?? Thanks for the recipe @Mississippi Kween Ingredients: 2 lbs. Rotini Garden Pasta, 1 Bunch sliced green onion, 1 Diced Tomato, 1 Handful Cilantro Roughly Chopped, shredded lettuce, 2 Cups Shredded Cheddar, 2 lb. Taco Meat, 2 – 16oz jar Catalina Dressing, Crushed Doritos #tacopastasalad #pastasalad #pastasaladrecipe #tacopasta #summerrecipes #tacotuesday #mexicanpasta #mexicantiktok #texmex #easypastasalad #partyrecipe #doritos #cookoutfood #sidedish #sidedishrecipe #backyardbbq #easyrecipe #cooktok #pasta #potluck #potluckidea #catalinadressing #kraft #partyrecipe #poolpartyfood #onepotmeals #easysidedish
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