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Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad
This Mexican street corn pasta salad has all of the delicious flavors of Mexican street corn combined with pasta for one creamy and delicious pasta salad.
Prep Time
30 mins
Chill time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 380 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 ounces rotini pasta
- 2 cups corn kernels (frozen, fresh, or canned)
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 1 lime, juiced (about 2 TBS lime juice)
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp garlic salt
- pepper (to taste)
- ½ cup cotija cheese (crumbled)
- ¼ cup cilantro
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente, then drain and set aside to cool.
- While the pasta is cooling, cook corn in a non-stick skillet on medium heat until it starts to get dark brown spots and looks "roasted."
- In a large mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and garlic salt.
- Add the cooled corn, cooled pasta, cotija cheese, and cilantro then mix to combine well. Pepper to taste.
- Chill for at least 1-2 hours before serving.
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Notes
- Ingredient Notes:
- Add a spicy kick by adding some diced jalapenos or diced green chiles to the mixture. Alternately, you could drizzle individual servings with a little hot space to take the heat up a notch.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to three days in a covered airtight container. If the pasta starts to stick together, you can drizzle a little olive oil or add just a little bit of cold water to the mixture then mix it up until it’s nice and creamy again.
- Make it a gluten free pasta salad by simply using gluten free pasta instead of regular pasta.
- Sour cream – you can substitute with Greek yogurt if necessary
- Corn – fresh, frozen, or canned can be use (fresh is best)
- Rotini pasta – any short curled pasta is best but penne or shells work too
- Cilantro – can substitute with parsley
- Cotija cheese – can use crumbled feta if can't find cotija
Nutrition Information
Calories
380kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
436mg
(18%)
Potassium
218mg
(6%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
265IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
74mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 380
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 380kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 436mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 218mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 265IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.