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Mexican corn in a cup (elote en vaso)
Bring the flavors of Mexican street corn to your kitchen with this fun elote en vaso (Mexican corn in a cup)! This recipe is the perfect portable way to enjoy grilled corn.
Servings 3 servings
Calories 436kcal
Equipment
- Mixing bowls (One large, one small)
- Mixing spoon
- Serving dishes or cups
Ingredients
- 1 bag frozen corn
- 2 tablespoon butter
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoon elote seasoning or ½ teaspoon each chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt
- Cholula hot sauce to taste
- ½ cup crumbled cotija cheese or feta cheese
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 lime
- Jalapeño slices optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Toss the corn with the 2 tablespoon melted butter in a bowl.
- Spread the buttered corn on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes, stirring halfway, until lightly browned and roasted.
- In a separate bowl, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, 1 teaspoon of lime juice together.
- Transfer the roasted buttered corn to a serving dish and drizzle with the mayo-sour cream mixture.
- Sprinkle with the elote seasoning and Cholula hot sauce.
- Top with crumbled cotija cheese, jalapeno slices and chopped cilantro.
- Garnish with lime wedges.
- Serve warm with extra lime on the side.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 611mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 979IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 161mg | Iron: 1mg