Mexican Pasta Salad (Healthier, Street Corn)

caitlinbrae — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:21:00 +0000

This Mexican pasta salad is packed with corn, pasta and veggies and is tossed in delicious greek yogurt Mexican dressing. It makes the perfect lunch, dinner or BBQ side dish.

Ingredients needed for Mexican pasta salad

Below are some of the main ingredients for the pasta salad:

Canned fire roasted corn
Pasta
Jalapeno
Red bell pepper
Red onion
Cilantro
Cotija Cheese

In addition to the ingredients above, you will need to make the dressing.

Plain greek yogurt
Mayo
Fresh lime juice
Seasonings: Chili powder, salt, smoked paprika, ground pepper, and cumin

How to make this Mexican pasta salad

First, cook the pasta according to the package. Let the pasta cool while you prepare your other ingredients.

Second, drain the canned fire roasted corn in a colander and add it to a large bowl. Add in the diced jalapeño, red bell pepper, onion, cilantro and cotija cheese. Then add in the cooled pasta. Mix and set aside.

Now make the dressing. In a medium or small bowl add the greek yogurt, mayo, lime juice and seasonings. Mix until fully combined.

Pour the dressing over the pasta and chopped ingredients in the large bowl. Mix until fully combined.

Finally, let the pasta salad chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours before serving. It is best served cold! Enjoy!

Kitchen tools needed

You will need a few kitchen items to make this pasta salad.

A large bowl, for serving
A small/medium bowl, to make the dressing
A mixing spoon, to mix the salad together
Knife, for dicing the veggies
Measuring cups: 1/2 cup, 1/4 cup
Measuring spoons: 1 tsp, 1/2 tsp, 1/4 tsp

What is street corn?

Street corn is also known as Mexican elote aka Mexican corn. The first time I had street corn was a few years ago. Peter and I went to a small taco restaurant in Providence and they had it on the menu. To my own surprise, I ended up loving it besides getting corn stuck in my teeth lol.

Flash forward a few years, we were traveling in Arizona and stopped at a Mexican restaurant for dinner. We ordered street corn salad as an appetizer (essentially the same thing as street corn but not on the cob). It was SO good and SO much easier to eat because it wasn’t on the cob and it didn’t get stuck in your teeth (lol no floss necessary).

Now, present day, I knew I wanted to recreate my own street corn with a twist. And thats how this street corn pasta salad was born. It is truly my new favorite pasta salad and I am a total pasta lover, especially in the summer time. I hope you love it as much as I do!

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