Cajun and Creole Recipes

Louisiana-Style Red Bean Pasta Salad

Looking for a red bean pasta salad recipe with some kick? Try this fast and totally unique Louisiana-Style Red Bean Pasta Salad!

Louisiana-Style Red Bean Pasta Salad

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound pasta shells
  • 1 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
  • 10 ounces Andouille sausage
  • 1 red bell pepper (5 ounces), seeded and sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper (5 ounces), seeded and sliced
  • 1/2 medium onion (5 ounces), sliced
  • 2 tablespoons lowfat mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup (2 ounces) lowfat Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 teaspoons hot sauce, or more to taste
  • 2 (13.5 ounce) cans red beans, drained and rinsed

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and place in a large bowl.
  2. Heat a grill over high heat. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon oil over the Andouille sausage. Grill until nicely charred on one side (about 3 minutes), the turn and repeat on the other side.
  3. Lower heat to medium and continue to cook, turning from time to time until the sausage is cooked through (about 10 minutes all together).
  4. When cool enough to handle, chop sausage and place in the bowl with the pasta.
  5. Put the grill back over high heat.
  6. Toss the peppers and onion with the remaining oil. Season with salt and pepper and grill until softened and lightly charred (about 5 minutes).
  7. When cool enough to handle, roughly chop the vegetables. Place in the bowl.
  8. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, yogurt, thyme and hot sauce. Stir into the pasta bowl. Add the beans.
  9. Stir everything together. Taste and adjust seasoning.

Nutrition

Per serving: 331 calories, 13g total fat, 4g saturated fat, 40g carbohydrate, 13g protein, 6g dietary fiber, 20mg cholesterol, 545mg sodium

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: National Pasta Association
An exclusive PastaFits.org recipe.



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