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mexican macaroni salad

Street Corn Inspired Mexican Macaroni Salad


  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 15 1x

Description

This pantry friendly recipe will wow all your friends, simple ingredients like pasta, corn, mayo, sour cream, and chili powder make this a stand out salad!


Ingredients

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  • 1 lb farfale pasta (or your favorite pasta salad pasta)
  • 1 cup greek yogurt (or sour cream)
  • 1/2 cup mayonaise
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 12oz package fire roasted corn (or drained and rinsed canned)
  • 1 cup crumbled cotija cheese
  • salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 3 tbsp chopped cilantro (for ganish)

Instructions

  1. Cook the pasta according to package instructions.
  2. While the pasta is cooking, mix together the yogurt, mayo, oil, spices and lime juice.
  3. Drain, rinse, and cool the pasta and cook the corn according to package instructions.
  4. Once everything has cooled, mix the pasta, corn, and most of the cheese, with most of the dressing, set aside a few tablespoons of dressing to drizzle over the salad at the end.
  5. Thin the remaining dressing with 1 tbsp of water.
  6. Pour the salad on to a platter and drizzle with the remaining dressing. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and cilantro.
  7. Enjoy with friends!
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Salad, Side Dish
  • Cuisine: American, Mexican