Sweet Corn Pasta Salad

Ingredients

  • 4-5 cups noodles, cooked and cooled
  • 1 red bell pepper, #3 cone
  • 1-2 carrots, #2 cone
  • ¼ red onion, #2 cone
  • ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
  • 1 cup cotija Mexican cheese, #3 cone
  • 3 corn on the cob, chopped

Dressing Ingredients

  • ½ cup mayo
  • ½ cup Greek yogurt
  • 2-3 limes, juiced and zested
  • ½ tbsp chili powder
  • Garlic salt, to taste
  • ½ tbsp smoked paprika
  • Optional: Tajin sprinkled on top

Instructions

  1. Boil water and cook pasta noodles per package instructions. Rinse and let cool down.
  2. Add the corn on the cob to a piece of cookware along with 2-3 tbsp of water. Medium-click-low for 12-15 minutes. Cool slightly and cut corn from the cob.
  3. Combine salad dressing ingredients and set aside.
  4. In a separate bowl, add cooked and cooled noodles, carrots, bell pepper, red onions, cilantro, cotija cheese, and corn. Top with salad dressing and stir. If desired, add a sprinkle or two of Tajin.

Sweet Corn Pasta Salad

Life Changing Dinners
A creamy, flavor-packed pasta salad inspired by classic Mexican street corn, loaded with sweet corn, crisp bell peppers, carrots, red onion, fresh cilantro, and savory cotija cheese.
Course Salad

Ingredients
  

  • 4-5 cups noodles cooked and cooled
  • 1 red bell pepper #3 cone
  • 1-2 carrots #2 cone
  • ¼ red onion #2 cone
  • ¼ cup cilantro chopped
  • 1 cup cotija Mexican cheese #3 cone
  • 3 corn on the cob chopped

Dressing Ingredients: 

  • ½ cup mayo
  • ½ cup Greek yogurt
  • 2-3 limes juiced and zested
  • ½ tbsp chili powder
  • Garlic salt to taste
  • ½ tbsp smoked paprika
  • Optional: Tajin sprinkled on top

Instructions
 

  • Boil water and cook pasta noodles per package instructions. Rinse and let cool down.
  • Add the corn on the cob to a piece of cookware along with 2-3 tbsp of water. Medium-click-low for 12-15 minutes. Cool slightly and cut corn from the cob.
  • Combine salad dressing ingredients and set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, add cooked and cooled noodles, carrots, bell pepper, red onions, cilantro, cotija cheese, and corn. Top with salad dressing and stir. If desired, add a sprinkle or two of Tajin.
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