Taco Tortellini Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 9 ounces cheese tortellini
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 medium tomato, seeded and coarsely chopped
• 1/2 green pepper, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olives, sliced
• 1/2 cup salsa (you pick the heat, but i use "medium")
• 1/3 cup thousand island dressing
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin

Recipe

• 1 cook the tortellini. drain and rinse with cold water.
• 2 combine beans, tomato, pepper and olives in a large bowl. add tortellini and toss.
• 3 make the dressing - combining the salsa, thousand island salad dressing and cumin.
• 4 just before serving, pour dressing over the tortellini salad mixture and toss.