Name: Barilla® Penne Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 Box Barilla® Penne Pasta; 3 Cups Corn Kernels, Fresh or Frozen; 1 ½ Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Divided; ½ Cup Sour Cream; ¼ Cup Mayonnaise; 1 Lime, Zest and Juice; 1 Teaspoon Chili Powder or Tajín; ¼ Cup Green Onion, Chopped; ½ Cup Cotija Cheese, Crumbled; ¼ Cup Cilantro, Chopped; To Taste Salt and Black Pepper

Barilla^® Penne Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

30 minutes

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All the flavors of elote, the beloved Mexican street corn, come together in this easy pasta salad . Fresh or frozen corn is charred in a hot skillet until smoky and browned in spots, then tossed with Barilla^® Penne in a creamy, tangy dressing of sour cream, mayonnaise, lime and chili powder or Tajín. Salty crumbled cotija, fresh cilantro and green onion add brightness, and a final dusting of Tajín with an extra squeeze of lime brings a little zing to every bite. Ready in about 30 minutes and served cool, it’s a natural fit for picnics, potlucks and backyard barbecues.

Ingredients

8 servings

1Box Barilla^® Penne Pasta

3Cups Corn Kernels, Fresh or Frozen

1 ½Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Divided

½Cup Sour Cream

¼Cup Mayonnaise

1Lime, Zest and Juice

1Teaspoon Chili Powder or Tajín

¼Cup Green Onion, Chopped

½Cup Cotija Cheese, Crumbled

¼Cup Cilantro, Chopped

To TasteSalt and Black Pepper

Disclaimer

Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.

Method

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions, drain well, toss with ½ tablespoon olive oil and spread flat on a sheet pan to cool.

Step 2

Char the corn in remaining olive oil over high heat until browned in spots; let rest and cool down.

Step 3

Stir together sour cream, mayonnaise, lime zest, lime juice and chili powder. Add pasta and charred corn and toss. Fold in half the cotija, cilantro and green onion.

Step 4

Season with salt and black pepper. Finish with Tajín, remaining cotija, cilantro and an extra squeeze of lime.

Penne Pasta

It takes only 11 minutes to express your emotions preparing a beautiful dish of Penne for the people you care for the most. One of the most famous Italian pasta shapes and loved across Italy, Penne, which means "pen" in Italian, gets its name from its shape. The tube-shape with angled ends was inspired by the quill of an old style ink pen. Barilla^® Penne is made with non-GMO ingredients. For more information, please read our position.

Shape

Penne Lisce

Pack size

16oz

Range

Classic Blue Box

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