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Frito Corn Salad

This fun take on a potluck favorite features Fritos corn chips for maximum crunch in every bite. This fresh summer salad is full of sweet, salty, smoky, and tangy flavors, and best of all, it comes together in no time. Here's how to make Fritos Corn Salad.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 309
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 6 ears fresh corn with husks
  • 2 9.25 ounce bags scoop-style corn chips, divided (such as Frito Scoops
  • 8 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded about 2 cups
  • 2 small 7 ounces each multicolored bell peppers, chopped (about 2 cups
  • 1 medium 8 ounce red onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup
  • 3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 fresh jalapeno chile, seeded and finely chopped about 1/4 cup
  • 1 1 ounce envelope taco seasoning mix (about 3 tablespoon
  • 2 teaspoons grated lime zest plus 2 tablespoons fresh juice from 1 lime
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Method
 

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. Place 3 ears of the corn on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on HIGH until just cooked through, about 4 minutes. Repeat with remaining 3 ears of corn. Set corn aside until cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes. Remove and discard husks from corn, cut kernels from cob (about 5 cups), transfer to a large bowl.
  3. Lightly crush 1 of the bags of corn chips (about 4 cups). Transfer 3 cups of crushed corn chips to bowl with corn, reserving remaining 1 cup corn chips for garnish.
  4. Add Cheddar cheese, bell peppers, onion, cilantro, mayonnaise, sour cream, jalapeno chiles, taco seasoning, lime zest and juice, and salt to bowl with corn, and stir until evenly combined.
  5. Garnish with remaining 1 cup corn chips and cilantro. Serve with remaining bag of corn chips. Recipe developed by Craig Ruff

Nutrition

Calories: 309kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 7gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 614mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4g

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