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Easy & Delicious Frito Corn Salad Recipe

An effortless and crowd-pleasing salad featuring creamy, crunchy, and savory flavors. Perfect for potlucks, BBQs, and game days, it's quick to make and always a hit.
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Prep Time 15 minutes

Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl Biggest bowl ready!
  • Colander For draining canned goods

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • 1 Bell pepper green, yellow, or red; Pick your favorite color, or use a mix!
  • 1 can Black beans (15-ounce) Make sure these are rinsed and really well drained.
  • 0.5 tsp Garlic powder
  • 0.5 tsp Onion powder
  • 2 cans Sweet corn (15-ounce) Canned corn is perfect here for convenience. Drain it well!
  • 0.5 tsp Black pepper Freshly ground is always best!
  • 1 tsp Salt To bring out all the flavors. Adjust to your liking.
  • 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 0.5 tsp Ground cumin
  • 1 bag Fritos (9.25-ounce) The star crunch! Use the regular corn chips.
  • 1 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese Sharp or mild, whatever you love.
  • 0.67 cup Sour cream
  • 1 can Rotel (10-ounce), drained well

Instructions
 

  • First things first, let's prep the veggies and canned goods. Finely dice your bell pepper. Open up those cans of black beans, corn, and Rotel, and drain them really well. Seriously, give them a good shake in the colander so your salad doesn't end up watery.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the drained black beans, drained corn, drained Rotel, and the diced bell pepper.
  • Now, let's add the flavor powerhouses: the garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, salt, ground cumin, and the extra virgin olive oil. Give everything a good stir to coat the veggies and beans with the spices.
  • Next, dollop in the sour cream and sprinkle in the shredded Cheddar cheese. Gently fold everything together until the sour cream and cheese are evenly distributed throughout the mixture. You want everything coated in that creamy goodness.
  • Almost there! Cover the bowl and pop it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. This chilling time lets the flavors meld together beautifully. If you have more time, an hour or two is even better!
  • Just before you're ready to serve, open that bag of Fritos! Add them to the bowl with the salad mixture. Gently stir them in until they are mixed throughout. Don't overmix, you want to keep that glorious crunch!
  • Serve immediately and watch it disappear!

Notes

Make sure all your canned ingredients are really well drained. Excess liquid will make your salad watery. Don't skip the chilling step; it allows the flavors to marry and deepen. Add Fritos just before serving to maintain their crunch. You can mix together everything except the Fritos (and ideally add cheese with the sour cream) a day in advance. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days; Fritos will soften over time.