Chicken Pasta Salad With Bbq Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• salt
• 1 lb corkscrew macaroni
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 2 cups shredded grilled chicken
• 1/2 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 1 small red onion, minced
• 1 jalapeno chile, seeded and minced (important ingredient)
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• pepper
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon prepared horseradish
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring 4 quarts water to boil in large pot. add 1 tablespoon salt and pasta and cook until nearly tender, about 8 minutes. add corn and cook 1 minute more. reserve 1/4 cup cooking water, then drain pasta and corn. transfer to bowl and refrigerate until completely cooled.
• 2 stir in chicken, beans. bell peppers, red onion, jalepeno, cilantro, lime juice, and sauce. add reserved pasta water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until sauce is loose. season with salt and pepper to taste.