Description
Frito Corn Salad offers a burst of flavor with its tasty combination of corn, fresh vegetables, and creamy dressing. Perfect as a quick side dish or for potlucks, it’s an easy-to-make favorite that everyone will love!
Ingredients
Scale
- 45 ounces whole kernel corn (3 – 15-ounce cans, well-drained and patted dry)
- 1 red bell pepper (seeded and diced)
- 2 jalapeno peppers (seeded and diced)
- ¼ cup red onion (finely chopped)
- 8 ounces shredded Mexican cheese or taco flavored cheese
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 1 lime (juiced)
- 9.25 ounces chile cheese Fritos (coarsely broken/crushed)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the drained corn and soak up extra moisture with paper towels.
- Incorporate the diced red pepper, jalapenos, red onion, and Mexican cheese into the bowl and stir to combine.
- Mix in the sour cream, mayonnaise, chopped cilantro, and lime juice, stirring well.
- Cover the mixture and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Just before serving, add the Fritos and mix gently.
Notes
For an added kick, leave some seeds in the jalapenos.
To keep the Fritos crisp, add them just before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 20mg