This Mexican street corn pasta is THE BEST! It's full of cherry tomatoes, black beans, sweet corn, a little bacon, and a deliciously creamy sauce.
Ingredients
12 ouncesdry pasta, gluten-free, if needed
4stripsbacon
3cupscorn, (see notes)
4 green onions, chopped (Greens and whites separate)
1tablespoonchili powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoonsea salt
15ouncecan of black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cupscherry tomato halves
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup mayonnaise
½cupchopped cilantro
½ cupcrumbled queso fresco or feta cheese
¼ cup lime juice
Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water then drain the pasta. Return the pasta to the pot and toss with a little olive oil to prevent the pasta from sticking together.
12 ounces dry pasta
While the pasta is cooking, cook the bacon in a large frying pan over medium heat until crispy. Remove from the pan and crumble when it's cool enough to touch.
4 strips bacon
Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon oil from the pan. Increase the heat to medium-high then add the corn and stir so that it is coated in the oil then let it cook undisturbed for 4-5 minutes, or until some of the kernels become golden on the bottom. Add the white and light green parts of the green onions, chili powder, pepper, and salt to the pan and stir.
3 cups corn, 4 green onions, 1 tablespoon chili powder, ½ teaspoon sea salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper
Add the black beans and cherry tomatoes to the pan and cook until they're warm. Add the sour cream and mayonnaise and stir until warm, about 1 minute.
15 ounce can of black beans, 2 cups cherry tomato halves, ½ cup sour cream, ¼ cup mayonnaise
Add the corn sauce to the pot with the pasta and add the cilantro, cheese, and lime juice. Stir well then season to taste with more salt and pepper, if needed. If the pasta seems a little too thick, use some of the reserved pasta water to loosen it.
½ cup chopped cilantro, ½ cup crumbled queso fresco or feta cheese, ¼ cup lime juice