# Cowboy Caviar Pasta Salad

A refreshing pasta salad featuring bow tie pasta, seasoned ground beef, cheese, black beans, fire-roasted corn, cherry tomatoes, green onion, and a cowboy dressing, topped with crushed zesty barbecue Fritos.

- Total time: 240 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound bow tie pasta
- 1 pound ground beef seasoned with Grande Gringo
- 1 pound cheese
- 1 can drained black beans
- 1 can fire roasted corn
- cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- green onion
- cowboy dressing
- zesty barbecue Fritos

## Instructions

1. Boil 1 pound of bow tie pasta until it's at least 1 minute over al dente, then bring it to room temperature.
2. Season 1 pound of ground beef with Grande Gringo and cook, then bring it to room temperature.
3. Combine the bow tie pasta, ground beef, 1 pound of cheese, 1 can of drained black beans, 1 can of fire roasted corn, cherry tomatoes sliced in half, and green onion in a large bowl.
4. Pour the cowboy dressing over the ingredients.
5. Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly.
6. Place the salad into the fridge for about 4 hours to rest.
7. After 4 hours, crush up some zesty barbecue Fritos and add them to the salad.

## Equipment

- fridge

## Tips

- Bring bow tie pasta and taco meat down to room temperature so the cheese wouldn't melt.
- Boil noodles at least 1 minute over al dente.
- Let the mixed salad rest for 4 hours in the fridge.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8sscbYu/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5061accb-2bf7-4be9-8c9e-c41686d2eb0e
- Extracted: 2026-06-19

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