Bold Pasta Salad

Name: Bold Pasta Salad
Ingredients: 1 box fun pasta (pin wheels, corkscrew, bow tie...)--cooked and drained.; 1 can corn ------drained; 1 can black beans ------drained; 1 can garbanzo beans ------drained; 1 small can sliced black olives ---------drained-optional; 1 can small sliced green olives -----drained --optional; 1 can rotel -----drained; 1/2 C diced fresh tomato--grape tomatoes preferred; 1-2 cups of mayonnaise; 1 fresh basil leaf chopped finely; 1/8 tsp black pepper; 1T olive oil; 1- 2T or more Cajun spice blend---to taste

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Ingredients

1 box fun pasta (pin wheels, corkscrew, bow tie...)--cooked and drained.
1 can corn ------drained
1 can black beans ------drained
1 can garbanzo beans ------drained
1 small can sliced black olives ---------drained-optional
1 can small sliced green olives -----drained --optional
1 can rotel -----drained
1/2 C diced fresh tomato--grape tomatoes preferred
1-2 cups of mayonnaise
1 fresh basil leaf chopped finely
1/8 tsp black pepper
1T olive oil
1- 2T or more Cajun spice blend---to taste

Directions

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