Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

Name: Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Pasta Salad™ Chipotle Ranch pasta salad mix; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; Juice of 1 medium lime (about 3 tablespoons); 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce; 1/4 teaspoon chili powder; 2 cups Cascadian Farm™ frozen organic sweet corn (from 16-oz bag); 1/2 cup crumbled Cotija cheese; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves

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Prep 30 min
Total 30 min
Servings 6

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Can’t get enough elote in your life? Us either. And so we give you this picnic-ready summer side, loaded up with all of the hallmarks of Mexican street corn: mayo, chili powder, Cotija, cilantro and a squeeze of lime, with the added bonus of pasta salad in the mix.

by: Tablespoon Kitchens

Updated Nov 22, 2019

Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Pasta Salad™ Chipotle Ranch pasta salad mix
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Juice of 1 medium lime (about 3 tablespoons)
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
2 cups Cascadian Farm™ frozen organic sweet corn (from 16-oz bag)
1/2 cup crumbled Cotija cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Steps

1

Fill 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of water; heat to boiling. Add pasta (from salad mix box). Gently boil uncovered 13 minutes, stirring occasionally; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain well.
2

Meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together seasoning mix (from salad mix box), mayonnaise, lime juice, hot sauce and chili powder. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook frozen corn 5 to 10 minutes over medium-high heat until heated through and slightly charred on all sides.
3

Stir cooked pasta, corn, Cotija cheese and cilantro into seasoning mixture. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate. Top with corn chips (from salad mix box) just before serving.

Expert Tips

tip 1
If desired, stir in a few teaspoons milk to moisten refrigerated salad.
tip 2
Stir 1 large chopped avocado into pasta salad, if desired.

Nutrition Information

330 Calories, 18g Total Fat, 7g Protein, 33g Total Carbohydrate, 4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 330

Calories from Fat: 170

Total Fat: 18g; 28%

Saturated Fat: 4 1/2g; 22%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 20mg; 6%

Sodium: 580mg; 24%

Potassium: 150mg; 4%

Total Carbohydrate: 33g; 11%

Dietary Fiber: 2g; 8%

Sugars: 4g

Protein: 7g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 8%; 8%

Vitamin C: 4%; 4%

Calcium: 8%; 8%

Iron: 8%; 8%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;