# Elote Pasta

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 20 oz chicken breast
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 0.25 tsp cayenne
- 8 oz protein rotini
- 1 red onion red onion
- 0.5 cup cilantro
- 10 oz frozen roasted corn
- 0.25 cup cotija cheese
- 0.75 cup light sour cream
- 0.75 cup light mayo
- 1 chipotle chipotles in adobo sauce
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp tajin
- 1 squeeze lime juice
- 1 drizzle honey
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper

## Instructions

1. Pat the chicken breasts dry with a paper towel.
2. Season chicken with salt.
3. Season chicken with pepper.
4. Season chicken with onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne.
5. Drizzle chicken breasts with olive oil.
6. Add butter to a hot pan on medium-high heat.
7. Cook chicken breasts in the pan for about 5-6 minutes per side until golden brown.
8. Remove cooked chicken from the pan and let it rest.
9. Add frozen roasted corn to the same pan where the chicken was cooked.
10. Cook the corn until it soaks up the flavor from the pan.
11. Chop the cooked chicken into bite-sized pieces.
12. Finely chop the red onion.
13. Finely chop the cilantro.
14. Boil protein rotini pasta in a pot of water.
15. Cook pasta until al dente.
16. Drain the cooked pasta.
17. Add light mayo and light sour cream to a blender or food processor.
18. Add one chipotle pepper in adobo sauce to the blender.
19. Squeeze lime juice into the blender.
20. Add seasonings (onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, tajin) to the blender.
21. Drizzle honey into the blender.
22. Blend the sauce until smooth.
23. Transfer cooked pasta to a large serving bowl.
24. Add chopped red onion and cilantro to the pasta.
25. Add roasted corn to the pasta mixture.
26. Add chopped chicken to the pasta mixture.
27. Pour the prepared sauce over the ingredients in the bowl.
28. Sprinkle more Tajin on top of the salad.
29. Add crumbled cotija cheese on top of the salad.

## Equipment

- pan
- tongs
- chopping board
- knife
- food processor
- pot
- slotted spoon
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2VggWSD/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c82d89a0-3288-4ad0-b78b-21598842d96b
- Extracted: 2025-06-20

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