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Easy and Healthy Mexican Street Corn

Looking for something to make your taste buds dance? This Easy and Healthy Mexican Street Corn is sure to do the trick!

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 3
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Hispanic
Calories: 449
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ears of corn shucked
  • 4 tbs grapeseed oil
  • 1 tsp ground pepper
  • 1/3 cup chopped cilantro about 1/2 bunch
  • 3 oz cotija cheese crumbled
  • 1/2 cup almond yogurt Kite Hill or equivalent
  • 1 lime
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • salt

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400F
  2. While oven is preheating, shuck the corn
  3. Take each corn cob, coat it with oil, sprinkle with pepper, and wrap in foil
  4. Place the corn on a tray in the oven and back for 30 minutes
  5. While the corn is baking, prepare the other ingredients.
    Place the almond yogurt, half of the cilantro, half of the cotija, the lime juice, and chili powder in a small bowl. Mix until well combined. Set aside.
  6. When the corn is finished, unwrap the corn and switch the oven to broil. Broil at 500F for 5 minutes
  7. Remove the corn from the oven and lather with yogurt mixture.
  8. Top individually and personally with the extra cilantro and cotija. Add more chili powder if desired.
  9. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 449kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 11gFat: 30gFiber: 5g

Notes

Cooking time can be reduced if grilling instead of baking corn.
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