One of the best dinner side dish recipes I’ve ever made! This corn recipe works well for many dinner sides (including vegetarian recipes), easy holiday recipes, or even summer backyard bbq side dishes! People on Pinterest RAVE about this delicious recipe!
Your New Go-To Best Side Dish Recipe For All Occasions!
If you’ve never tasted a street corn recipe, you’re in for a treat! This is one of our favorite corn recipes and my go-to side for parties and cookouts and bonus points? It’s a quick and easy recipe ready in around 15 minutes of cook time!
(I also like eating it alone as a corn salad.)
You can make easy Mexican street corn recipe off the cob with frozen corn or with fresh corn.
RECIPE TIP: I recommend fresh corn and not canned corn, if you can! I buy fresh corn on the cob and cut it off the cob for this recipe.
An authentic Mexican street corn recipe can be on the cob (aka: elotes) or off the cob, (aka: esquites, like this recipe).
Rave Recipe Ratings! What Others Are Saying About This Side Dish Like, “OMG! YUMO! Thank you for the recipe, I’ve never had this but will make it often.”
Amne said, “It was so good and so easy!”
Kristen said, “This recipe was amazing. The flavor was great and it was easy to make. My family ate it up and there were only a few bites left. Will definitely make this again as a dip and will make triple.”
C. said, “This was soooo good. I took it to a dinner party and everyone loved it! I added a jalapeño and cooked the corn in the mayonnaise instead of butter and it was so so good!”
Cari said, “OMG! YUMO! Thank you for the recipe, I’ve never had this but will make it often.”
Lena said, “Oh my! This title [The Best Street Corn] is complete truth. We had our daughter’s Mexican birthday dinner and we needed sides so I added this one in. YUM!! Followed the recipe exactly and it was so so good. This one is DeFiNiTeLy a KEEPER!!!”
Adam said, “This street corn really is the best! I made it for my husband and I, and we gobbled it up! 5 Stars!! I will definitely be making this again soon!”
Lexxia said, “Made this for the first time and it came out amazing! So glad I doubled the recipe because my family devoured it! “
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Reader Feedback Recipes Tips
I’m always in awe of the great ideas that readers have for recipes, including this one!
Many have shared about adding in other ingredients or adjusting cooking methods and making it their own.
I’m definitely trying these when we make street corn again!
If you want some recipe additions tried out by our readers, also try:
- Adding in diced jalapeño
- Cooking the corn in mayonnaise
- Add diced red onion
- Add red pepper flakes
- Using dry Tajin
- Substituting feta cheese or Parmesan cheese
- Using the frozen Elote corn from Aldi’s
- Add Cayenne pepper and smoked paprika
- Zest the lime over it
- Try baking it!
More Summer Recipes With Corn And Other Corn Sides
Easy Corn Casserole Recipe (another favorite corn side dish)
Mexican Street Corn Ingredients
That yummy roasted corn and elote seasoning (Mexican corn seasoning) is made up of different spices.
(The elote ingredients to make Mexican style corn are super simple!)
What is Mexican street corn made of?
- Roasted corn
- Butter
- Cotija cheese (the Mexican street corn cheese)
- Mayonnaise
- Lime juice
- Smoked paprika or chili powder
- Green onion
- Garlic
- Cilantro
- Salt
- Pepper
I personally like the smoked paprika instead of chili powder for elote and esquite for a more smoky spicy Mexican corn recipe. However, definitely try to get Cotija for your street corn cheese!
RECIPE TIP: Look in the speciality cheese section of your grocery store or market to find Cotija cheese.
GET THE FULL STREET CORN RECIPE HERE
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE STREET CORN ON THE COB, GO HERE FOR THAT SIDE DISH RECIPE
What Is The Cheese For Mexican Street Corn?
The elote cheese is really what makes a Mexican sweet corn recipe, so try to find the Cotija cheese if you can.
What is Cotija cheese similar to?
Cotija cheese, named after the town in Mexico where it came from, is actually a bolder, saltier flavor than the more mild queso fresco.
Keep that in mind when making this recipe for Mexican street corn (or any recipe with Cotija cheese) and adjust salt accordingly.
What can be used instead of Cotija cheese?
If you can’t find Cotija cheese, you can substitute the following cheeses for your elote recipe off the cob:
- Queso fresco
- Feta
- Fresh parmesan
- Romano
- Parmigiano Reggiano
You can make Mexican street corn off the cob with parmesan cheese and nothing else if that’s all you have!
LEARN HOW TO MAKE MEXICAN STREET CORN OFF THE COB NOW
ANOTHER GREAT MEXICAN CORN RECIPE: MAKE ELOTES MEXICAN STREET CORN ON THE COB
Definitely add this easy dinner side dish to your recipe rotation!
