Description
This Elotes Pasta Salad is perfect for summer meal prep, picnics and BBQs. Inspired by Mexican street corn, it’s full of fresh flavors!
Prep Time: 45 min | Total Time: 45 min | Course: Lunch, Salad | Cuisine: American | Keyword: meal prep, Pasta, salads | Servings: 6
Ingredients
½cupplain greek yogurt
¼cupmayonnaise
2tablespoonolive oil
1tablespooncumin
1teaspoonchili powder
1teaspoonpaprika
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
½teaspoongarlic powder
Juice of 2 limes
Zest of 1 lime
2cupsuncooked ditalini pastaor any small pasta of choice
1lbmild italian chicken sausagesor any protein of choice
½tablespoonolive oil
2cupscorn kernelsfresh or frozen
1red bell pepperfinely diced
1tablespoonfresh jalapenofinely diced (seeds removed)
¼teaspoonsalt
½cupred oniondiced
1 15ozcan black beansrinsed and drained
½cupfresh cilantrochopped
1avocadodiced
⅓cupcrumbled soft cotija cheese see notes
Instructions
- In a mason jar or medium bowl, whisk together all ingredients until smooth. Set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Cook sausage by carefully removing the casing and adding to a large preheated pan. Gently use a spatula to break up the sausage, stirring until no longer pink in colour and fully cooked.
- To char your corn: to a large pan over medium-high heat add olive oil. Once hot add corn (if using frozen you can add it directly to the pan), bell peppers and jalapeno. Season with salt. Stir and arrange in a single layer on the bottom of the pan, stirring occasionally to allow to cook for about 5 minutes until nicely brown and charred on all sides.
- To assemble the salad: to a large bowl, add cooked pasta, charred corn mix, cooked sausages, red onion, black beans, cilantro, avocado and cheese. Drizzle with southwest dressing and toss to combine!
Notes
Corn: frozen fire roasted corn will work great in this recipe if you would like to skip the charring step. Just defrost the corn and proceed with the recipe as writte.
Cotija cheese: this can be replaced with feta cheese if you are unable to find it, however please note this will result in a more saltly overall taste.
Sausages: these can be omitted or replaced with chorizo sausage, ground turkey or chicken or shredded or grilled chicken (or even more beans if desired).
Higher protein: substitute the pasta with a higher protein pasta of choice such as chickpea pasta.
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don’t forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 600kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g |
Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 1640mg | Potassium: 668mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1400IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 4mg
