Well I am a
day late on my cooking segment and I apologize for that it was because I was
sick yesterday. Trust me I tried to type up a post yesterday but I was so tired from illness and
the words did not seem to flow in a way that I liked. I may have gotten three
paragraphs poorly written before I finally threw in the towel and took a nap to try an feel
better.
OK so last
week was the last “Cooking Concoctions” post ever and the polls officially closed
yesterday for voting on the new name. It seems it was a very close race but in the end it
looks like “A Spoonful of Geek” came out on top. It is now time for us to say farewell to
the “Cooking Concoctions” it had a good run but it is time for it punch it’s
last time card and graciously retire.
So this week
is my Mexican Vegetarian Pasta Salad
For this
recipe you will need for serving four
1 pound or 4
cups of pasta (I used Conchiglie a.k.a. shells)
2 cups of
corn
1 Red pepper
Chopped
¾ cup of
green onions diced
½ can of
black beans drained
1 cup of
mozzarella
1 cup of cheddar
1 cup of
ranch dressing
Taco
seasoning (or Mexican seasonings of your choice)
Step one is
to bring a large pot of water to a boil and then cook the pasta. To be honest
aside from the chopping and cutting this is the most challenging part of the
whole process. Once the pasta is cooked to your liking and the pot is drained,
re add the pasta to the pot and pour in cold water. Drain the pasta and place in a large serving
bowl.
Now mix in
the vegetables and beans until it is well mixed together, than mix in the ranch
dressing and the spices and seasonings. If you wash your hands you can have fun
mixing all of this together with your bare hands, let your inner kid get a
little messy. Once this is thoroughly mixed together add in the cheeses and you
are ready to serve.
I initially
wanted to use Wagon wheels for this recipe but I could not find any at the
store and it made me disappointed. I really felt that the Wagon wheel past
would give this Mexican Pasta Salad a real western feel, maybe one day if I can
find the wheel pasta I will redo this recipe.
Omg look at this it appears that a certain powerful master jedi joined us for this delightful meal. One Mr Yoda decided that he would like to partake in my delightful pasta dish. I hope that he enjoyed my cooking but he didn't say a whole lot about it, that might be because he is a toy but who can be sure about it
Well this is
the first post of the new cooking section of my blog A Tablespoon of Geek, give
this a try.
Sincerely
Urban Yeti
