Margarita Chicken Pasta Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 10 ounces pasta noodles
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
• 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (10 ounce) can mexicorn, drained
• 15 ounces black beans, drained and rinsed
• 4 ounces green chilies, diced
• 1 cup monterey jack pepper cheese, cubed
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 4 teaspoons tequila

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta, drain and rinse well with cold water.
• 2 sprinkle the cubed chicken with the taco seasoning.
• 3 cook the cubed chicken in the oil, over medium heat until cooked through.
• 4 in a large bowl, add the cooked chicken, cooled pasta, mexicorn, black beans, green chilies and cheese.
• 5 in a separate bowl, mix the orange juice, oil, sour cream, lime juice, sugar, cumin, salt, pepper and tequila.
• 6 mix well and pour over pasta mixture.
• 7 chill until ready to serve.