Name: high protein street corn pasta salad (30g protein!)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1 box protein elbow pasta; 16 oz frozen corn (fire-roasted preferred); 1 tsp oil (¼ tsp salt + pepper); 1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt; 4 tbsp mayo; 2 tbsp lime juice (about 2 limes); ¼ cup milk; ½ tsp salt + pepper; 1 can black beans (drained + rinsed); ½ red onion (diced); 1 jalapeño (deseeded + diced); ½ cup cotija cheese; 2 handfuls cilantro (finely chopped)

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high protein street corn pasta salad (30g protein!)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 1h total

Servings

Calories

24% of a 2,000 cal day

485KCAL

Protein

24g48% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat13g

17%

Saturated3g

17%

Unsaturated10g

—

Total Carbs73g

26%

Fiber12g

43%

Total Sugars6g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch55g

—

Sodium734mg

32%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Elote-inspired pasta salad with grilled corn, black beans, and a Greek yogurt-based dressing. Smoky, creamy, and packing 30g of protein and 11g of fiber per serving. A crowd-pleasing side or lunch.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

pasta + corn

1 boxprotein elbow pasta — protein-enriched
16 ozfrozen corn — fire-roasted preferred
1 tspoil — ¼ tsp salt + pepper

dressing

1 cupplain non-fat Greek yogurt
4 tbspmayo
2 tbsplime juice — 2
¼ cupmilk
½ tspsalt + pepper

mix-ins

1 canblack beans — drained, rinsed
½red onion — diced
1jalapeño — deseeded, diced
½ cupcotija cheese
2handfuls cilantro — finely chopped

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Method

1h total

Read the method on joytothefood.comMika Kinney’s original page

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