Mexican Street Corn Casserole

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I stole this recipe for Mexican Street Corn Casserole from plainchicken.com. The delicious vegetable casserole is a perfect side dish for any entrée. In a large bowl, corn is mixed with mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice, chili powder, grated Parmesan cheese and shredded cheese. Then the corn mixture is spread into a baking pan. After baked, the corn is sprinkled with cotija cheese and served. Canned or frozen corn can be used for this Tex-Mex recipe.

Did you know? The foods of Mexican Americans are simultaneously one of the oldest regional cuisines in the United States and one of the newest immigrant contributions to this multicultural nation.⁵ (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)

The ingredients for this recipe are: 5 ¼ cups corn, ¼ cup mayonnaise, ¾ cup sour cream, juice of 1 lime, 1 tsp chili powder, ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1 cup Pepper Jack cheese and ¼ cup crumbled cotija

Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly spray 9×9 inch baking pan with cooking spray and then set aside. If using canned corn, drain and then place in a large bowl.

Then add the mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice, chili powder, Parmesan cheese and pepper jack cheese to the bowl of corn. Stir well to combine.

Next pour the corn mixture into prepared pan.

Bake uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes.

Remove from oven and sprinkle with cotija cheese.

If you liked this recipe for Mexican Street Corn Casserole then you can try Cheesy Corn Casserole, Mexican Corn Cakes, Savory Corn Pudding or Mexican Corn Pudding.

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Mexican Street Corn Casserole

The delicious vegetable casserole is a perfect side dish for any entrée. In a large bowl, corn is mixed with mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice, chili powder, grated Parmesan cheese and shredded cheese. Then the corn mixture is spread into a baking pan. After baked, the corn is sprinkled with cotija cheese and served. Canned or frozen corn can be used for this Tex-Mex recipe.
Course Side Dish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • 5 ¼ cups corn approximately 7 ears of corn
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup Pepper Jack cheese
  • ¼ cup crumbled cotija

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly spray 9×9 inch baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine corn, mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice, chili powder, Parmesan cheese and pepper jack cheese.
  3. Pour corn mixture into prepared pan.
  4. Bake uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with cotija cheese.