Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

Published 7/25/2022 • Updated 3/17/2024 It’s made with corn, cilantro, cotija cheese, bell pepper, noodles, and tons of flavorful spices.

Easy Mexican Street Corn Salad

This Mexican-inspired street corn salad recipe is a fusion of pasta salad and elote. Combined they make one wicked Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad recipe that is seriously so good served at any party or gathering. Our Street Corn Salad is one of our most popular salad recipes on Fit Foodie Finds and we know you’ll love this twist too. It’s made with bursting sweet corn, tons of spices, cotija cheese, your favorite noodle, and a creamy cilantro lime dressing.

Featured Ingredients

Pasta: the best kind of pasta salad noodles are shorter/bite-sized. Feel free to pick your favorite.Corn: Corn is the star of the show. We’ve made this with both frozen corn and fresh corn.Bell Pepper: any color bell pepper works.Greek yogurt: Greek yogurt is thick and creamy. Make sure to use plain Greek.Sour cream: sour cream adds a delicious tang to the sauce.Lime juice: citrus adds brightness to this salad.Red onion: just enough minced red onion is perfect in street corn pasta salad.Spices: spices needed for the sauce include chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper.

Types of Corn You can Use

Frozen corn: frozen corn is definitely the easiest corn to use for this recipe. So Flavorful Easy to Prepare Vegetarian Grilled corn: grilled corn on the cob is the most delicious, but most work. Honestly, it’s worth it if you have the time to use fresh corn! Canned corn: don’t have frozen or fresh corn? Use canned corn. Just make sure to drain and rinse it.

Simple Instructions

Variations

Add a protein: toss in any of your favorite cooked proteins to make this a complete meal.

Grilled chickenGrilled shrimpGrilled steak

Add more veggies/beans: got more veggies in your fridge? Try adding tomato, green onion, black beans, hominy, or jalapeño. Switch up the noodle: don’t limit yourself to conchiglie noodles. Feel free to use what you have!