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Mexican Elote Street Corn Pasta Salad

This Mexican Elote Street Corn Pasta Salad is a MUST-have recipe for the summer! Made with fresh charred corn, tender pasta, salty cheese, and a creamy tangy dressing. This delicious pasta salad has the best flavor and ready in just 30 minutes. Definitely one of my new go-to favorite side dishes!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 225 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 3 cups grilled corn (360g) ~4 ears of corn grilled & cut off the cob or frozen fire roasted corn
  • 8 oz. bowtie pasta cooked and drained
  • 1/3 cup light sour cream (80g)
  • 1/3 cup light mayo (80g)
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice (30g) more to taste
  • 1 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • 2 garlic cloves minced - I used frozen and defrosted in butter
  • 1 tsp EACH: cumin & chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup crumbled fresco or cotija cheese (56g)
  • 1/3 cup green onion sliced
  • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
  • chili lime seasoning like Tajin for sprinkling on top for serving

Instructions

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  1. Start by cooking your corn and pasta. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and once boiling, add pasta and cook until al dente (about 9 minutes) then rinse with cool water to stop the cooking process and set aside.
  2. If grilling corn, preheat a grill (or grill pan) to medium-high heat. Brush the corn with olive oil and grill for 2 minutes per side, or until charred to liking. Then remove from the grill and set aside. If using frozen corn, make sure corn is defrosted and cooled.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the sour cream, mayo, lime juice, butter, garlic, cumin, chili powder and salt. Add the pasta, corn, cheese, green onion and cilantro and toss to evenly coat.
  4. Taste and add more lime juice, salt or mayo to taste. Serve immediately or let chill until ready to serve (the flavors come together the longer it sits!)
  5. When ready to serve, give pasta salad a good stir then sprinkle chili lime seasoning over top and enjoy!

Notes

  • Salt your pasta water. Salting the pasta water will give the pasta more flavor.
  • Cook pasta until al dente! It's so easy to overcook pasta! To help prevent this, cook the pasta for a minute less than the lowest recommended cooking time on the package directions. Then rinse pasta immediately with cool water to stop the pasta from cooking more. Overcooked pasta = mushy pasta.
  • Use fresh corn if possible. Even though frozen corn will work just fine, I highly recommend using fresh sweet corn if it's in season for this recipe. It's one of the reasons it's a go-to summertime recipe for us!
  • Let pasta salad sit (if time allows). Chilling pasta salad for a few hours in the fridge brings the flavors together more!

Nutrition Information

Serving 1/8 of recipe (136g) Calories 225kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 31.4g (10%) Protein 7.9g (16%) Fat 7.5g (12%) Saturated Fat 2.8g (14%) Cholesterol 16.8mg (6%) Fiber 3.8g (15%) Sugar 5.6g (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 225

% Daily Value*

Serving 1/8 of recipe (136g)
Calories 225kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 31.4g 10%
Protein 7.9g 16%
Fat 7.5g 12%
Saturated Fat 2.8g 14%
Cholesterol 16.8mg 6%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Sugar 5.6g 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.