Veggie Pasta Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package pasta spirals
1/4 cup diced sweet onion
1 green bell pepper, seeded and minced
1/2 fresh hot chile pepper, seeded and minced
2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the pasta spirals at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Rinse pasta with cold water until cool; drain.
Toss drained pasta, sweet onion, green bell pepper, chile pepper, tomatoes, and cucumber together in a large bowl.
Whisk olive oil, tomato sauce, lime juice, red wine vinegar, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper together in a separate bowl; drizzle over the pasta mixture and stir to coat.
Chill in refrigerator 2 hours; stir to serve.