Looking for a unique and different Mexican meal? These Mexican Street Corn Enchiladas are packed full of traditional Mexican food flavors. I love my Mexican food, especially enchiladas, and I am obsessed with these. They are so unique and full of flavor! I hope you love them just as much!
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I am a lover of Mexican Street Corn anything and have been finding as many ways as possible to incorporate these flavors into new dishes. Mexican Streen Corn, also known as Elote, is a traditional Mexican street food. It is typically a roasted corn on the cob with mayonnaise, chili powder, lime, and cotija cheese. I had my first almost-authentic one in Santa Fe and I was HOOKED. These same flavors are the inspiration for Mexican Street Corn Enchiladas.
Corn kernels are mixed with cotija cheese, lime, jalapeno pepper, and chili powder and stuffed inside of corn tortillas with Monterey Jack cheese. My favorite enchilada sauce for these Mexican Street Corn Enchiladas is my Creamy Roasted Poblano and Lime Enchilada Sauce. It enhances the flavors of the Mexican Street Corn Salsa without overpowering it. You can also use any favorite enchilada sauce, green or red.
Our Mexican Street Corn Salsa is one of the most popular recipes on our site to date. And I love it so much that I have been trying to find as many new ways to use it in recipes as I can. It sounded like the perfect filling for these Mexican Street Corn Enchiladas.
Serve these with your favorite toppings and sides. I love to use refried beans and my Green Chile Rice as the flavors are a perfect compliment!
Mexican Street Corn Enchiladas
Equipment
- 9x13 inch Baking Dish
- Knife
Ingredients
Enchiladas
- 12 corn tortillas
- 4 cups Monterey Jack cheese shredded (or pepperjack)
- 1 ½ cups Creamy Roasted Poblano and Lime Enchilada Sauce (or sauce of choice)
Mexican Street Corn Salsa
- 1 ½ cups corn kernels (see note)
- ½ cup cotija cheese crumbled (approximately 2 ounces)
- 1 jalapeno peppers seeds and ribs removed
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped (optional)
- 1 lime
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Make the Mexican Street Corn salsa by combining all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Season to taste with additional chili powder, salt, lime, cheese, and jalapeno as desired. Set aside.1 ½ cups corn kernels, ½ cup cotija cheese, 1 jalapeno peppers, ½ teaspoon chili powder, 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro, 1 lime, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Prepare your enchilada sauce if not done already.1 ½ cups Creamy Roasted Poblano and Lime Enchilada Sauce
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Place a little of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of your 9x13 inch baking dish. Add 1/4 cup of water, stir, and spread across the bottom of the dish. This will help keep the enchiladas from sticking.
- Heat four corn tortillas 5 at a time in the microwave for 15 seconds until just warm (this makes them easier to roll).12 corn tortillas
- Lay approximately 1/4 cup of shredded cheese across the tortilla and top with 2 Tablespoons of the corn mixture. Use more or less of each as you wish. Roll up the tortilla into an enchilada and place in the dish.4 cups Monterey Jack cheese
- Repeat this process with the remaining tortillas. Spoon some of the sauce over the enchiladas as you go to help prevent them from cracking.
- When finished, spoon the rest of the sauce across the enchiladas (save some for serving if you wish). Sprinkle with additional shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
- Bake the enchiladas until the cheese is melted and just starting to brown, approximately 30-45 minutes.
- Serve immediately with your favorite sides and toppings.
I’m also a HUGE fan of Mexican street corn, so there aren’t even words to express how much I want a serving of these enchiladas right now.
Does it matter if I use fresh or canned corn? i’m thinking of cooking the corn on the grill and using it for extra flavor like I do for corn chowder. tysm for this recipe
Hi Cindy,
Either would work! I use frozen a lot just because it is easy, but fresh and grilled corn would have the best flavor. Hope you love it!
Wow!!! Delicious- the whole family loved them
So glad you liked them, Shannon!