Corn and Cheese Pasta Salad
Cook the pasta on Sunday and three lunchboxes fill themselves.
Serves 4 Prep 25 min Ready in 25 min 15g proteinKid-friendly
VegetarianPastaSaladLunchboxBudget
Plan it this weekIngredients
- Small pasta shapes250 g
- Tinned sweetcorn300 g
- Cherry tomatoes200 g
- Cucumber150 g
- Block cheese100 g
- Olive oil40 ml
- Lemons1 ea
Method
- Cook the pasta until just tender, drain it, and rinse under cold water until it is completely cool.
- Toss the cold pasta with the olive oil so it does not clump in the fridge.
- Drain the sweetcorn, halve the cherry tomatoes, and dice the cucumber and cheese into small cubes.
- Fold everything together with a squeeze of lemon and season well — cold food needs more salt than hot.
- Keep it in a container in the fridge and spoon a portion into the lunchbox each morning.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegan
Corn and Vegan Cheese Pasta Salad
- 100 g Dairy-free cheese instead of Block cheese
Gluten-free
Corn and Cheese Gluten-Free Pasta Salad
- 250 g Gluten-free pasta instead of Small pasta shapes
Cook the gluten-free pasta to its packet time, rinse well and toss with the oil straight away, as it firms up more in the fridge.
Dairy-free
Corn and Dairy-Free Cheese Pasta Salad
- 100 g Dairy-free cheese instead of Block cheese
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
AldiBest choice$8.56
for your meals
$23.29 at the till, incl. $14.73 of food you keep
$0.88 less on the food you use, over the 7 items both stores stock
Woolworths$9.44
for your meals
$19.95 at the till, incl. $10.51 of food you keep
Coles$14.26
for your meals
$25.24 at the till, incl. $10.98 of food you keep
$2.14a serve
$2.14 a serve, cheapest at Aldi
About $8.56 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$23.29 at Aldi · all 7 items
AldiBest choice$8.56
no items missing
you'll pay $23.29 · 63% of it spare
Woolworths$9.44
no items missing · $0.88 more for the same food
you'll pay $19.95 · 53% of it spare
Coles$14.26
no items missing · $5.70 more for the same food
you'll pay $25.24 · 44% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$23.29
Small pasta shapes
$0.178/100g
need 250 gCucina Pasta Spirals 500 g$0.89closest match
Aldi$0.178/100g$0.89·Coles$0.180/100g$0.90·Woolworths$0.200/100g$1.00
Tinned sweetcorn
$5.30/kg
need 300 gNew Season Corn Kernels 4 x 125g$2.65closest match
Aldi$5.30/kg$2.65·Coles$2.38/kg$1.00·Woolworths$2.38/kg$1.00
Cherry tomatoes
$10.76/kg
need 200 gVine Ripened Cherry Tomatoes 250 g$2.69closest match
Aldi$10.76/kg$2.69·Woolworths$14.00/kg$3.50·Coles$14.00/kg$3.50
Cucumber
~$6.23/kg
need 150 gContinental Cucumber Each 1 each 399.68 g$2.49
Aldi~$6.23/kg$2.49·Woolworths~$5.73/kg$1.06·Coles$5.90/kg$0.94
Block cheese
$17.96/kg
need 100 gWestacre Dairy Tasty Cheese Block 250 g$4.49closest match
Aldi$17.96/kg$4.49·Woolworths$19.60/kg$4.90·Coles$24.00/kg$6.00
Olive oil
$0.88/100ml
need 40 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00
Lemons
$1.29/ea
need 1 itemAldi Lemon Each 1 item$1.29
Aldi$1.29/ea$1.29·Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49·Coles$1.18/ea$5.90