Cowboy Pasta Salad

Name: Cowboy Pasta Salad
Ingredients: 16 ounces small elbow pasta; 2 lbs ground beef; 1/3 cup taco seasoning; 1 red, orange, or yellow bell pepper, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 green bell pepper, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved; 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped, about 1/3 cup; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped; 1 cup cheddar cheese, cut into 1/2-inch matchsticks; optional: jarred sliced jalapenos; 1 cup lightly flavored olive oil; 1/2 cup juice from jar of sliced jalapenos; 1/4-1/2 cup sliced jarred jalapenos, minced; 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, about 3 small limes worth ((plain white vinegar may be substituted to taste)); 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, adjust to taste; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

"Filled with ground beef, pasta, peppers, and jalapenos, the Cowboy Pasta Salad is a hearty, spicy, pasta salad perfect for the meat-lover in your life...."

INGREDIENTS

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16 ounces small elbow pasta

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2 lbs ground beef

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1/3 cup taco seasoning

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1 red, orange, or yellow bell pepper, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces

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1 green bell pepper, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces

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2 cups grape tomatoes, halved

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1/2 small red onion, finely chopped, about 1/3 cup

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1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

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1 cup cheddar cheese, cut into 1/2-inch matchsticks

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optional: jarred sliced jalapenos

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1 cup lightly flavored olive oil

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1/2 cup juice from jar of sliced jalapenos

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1/4-1/2 cup sliced jarred jalapenos, minced

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1/4 cup fresh lime juice, about 3 small limes worth ((plain white vinegar may be substituted to taste))

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4 garlic cloves, minced

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1 teaspoon ground cumin

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1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

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1 teaspoon kosher salt, adjust to taste

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1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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