# Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

A Mexican street corn pasta salad, perfect for a cabin weekend.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup mayo
- 0.5 cup sour cream
- unflavored Greek yogurt
- 2 limes lime zest
- 0.25 cup lime juice
- salt
- pepper
- Everything But The Elote seasoning
- 2.5 cups dry macaroni or pasta
- 10 oz bag corn
- garlic
- tahini
- 0.5 cup cotija cheese
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 cup red onion
- 0.5 cup chopped cilantro
- mild jarred jalapeno
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 0.25 tsp garlic powder
- 0.125 tsp cayenne pepper

## Instructions

1. Start by preparing the dressing.
2. Combine 1 cup of mayo, 0.5 cup of sour cream (or unflavored Greek yogurt), zest from 2 limes, and 0.25 cup of lime juice.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Mix all dressing ingredients carefully.
5. Add a little bit of Everything But The Elote seasoning to the dressing for extra flavor, and set aside.
6. Cook 2.5 cups of dry macaroni or other pasta (or use pre-cooked, cold pasta).
7. Roast a 10 oz bag of corn.
8. Add garlic, tahini, and Everything But The Elote seasoning to the corn while roasting.
9. Add 0.5 cup of cotija cheese (or parmesan).
10. Add 2 garlic cloves (or to taste), 1 cup of red onion, and 0.5 cup of chopped cilantro.
11. Include a mild jarred jalapeno (or fresh if preferred) to taste.
12. Add 1 teaspoon of chili powder, 0.25 teaspoon of garlic powder, 0.125 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
13. Season with salt and pepper.
14. Add the cooled roasted corn to the pasta and other ingredients.
15. Add the prepared dressing to the pasta mixture and mix well.

## Tips

- Use unflavored Greek yogurt if you need to use it up.
- Adjust the amount of jalapeno based on spice preference; mild jarred jalapenos can be used for less heat.
- Consider adding chicken to make it a full meal.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@wiscogirlspodcast/video/7129720066106559790
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/44fcb9c7-663b-46c1-bffa-92f718828f5b
- Extracted: 2026-02-08

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