Steak Tips and Pasta Salad
This delicious pasta salad is full of bold flavors and better-for-you ingredients — plus it features your favorite ¡Yo Quiero! Jalapeño Dip. Combine carne asada steak tips with a classic Southwest pasta salad and top with a fresh jalapeño ranch dressing. If these ingredients aren’t on your grocery list yet, what are you doing?
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Servings: 7
Ingredients
¡Yo Quiero! Jalapeno Ranch Dressing
- 1 cup ¡Yo Quiero! Jalapeño Dip
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- Salt
Pepper
Pasta Salad
- ¡Yo Quiero! Jalapeño Dip
- 16 oz short pasta (farfalle)
- Shaved, charred corn
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- Bacon bits, garnish
Cilantro, garnish
Carne Asada Steak Tips
- 1.5 lbs filets
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2-3 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- Salt
- Pepper
Directions
- Cook pasta ahead of time, add avocado or olive oil so it doesn’t stick together and refrigerate until you’re ready to use.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine dressing ingredients. Whisk to combine and refrigerate for 1–2 hours to thicken up.
- Make carne asada marinade and prepare steak into 1- to 3-inch cubes. Allow steak to marinade for at least 30 minutes.
- Add steak tips and corn to the grill and cook until desired temp and char (on the corn).
- Prep veggies, shave the corn, and combine all pasta salad ingredients in the largest bowl you have.
- Add the entire jalapeño ranch dressing. Top with bacon bits and cilantro.
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