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Mexican Street Corn Recipe
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🌽 Healthy Mexican Street Corn Recipe

This recipe is a healthier and lighter version of the classic Grilled Mexican Street corn loaded with a light creamy chili lime sauce, low-fat feta cheese, cilantro and crushed red pepper (ingredients that are easy to find.) It's a delicious summer recipe that not only takes corn on the cob to an entirely new level, it's Weight Watchers friendly, gluten-free, fast and easy to make!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword corn, elote, grilled, mexican
Special Diet Gluten-free
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 corn cobs
Calories 150kcal
Author Terri Gilson

Ingredients

  • 6 medium ears sweet corn husks removed

Sauce

  • ½ cup fat-free sour cream
  • ¼ cup light or fat-free mayonnaise * I use Hellman's ½ the fat
  • 1 teaspoon garlic minced
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder to taste
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest from one lime
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice from one lime

Topping

  • ½ cup fat-free feta cheese crumbled
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon Crushed red pepper

Garnish

  • 6 Lime wedges
  • 1.5 tablespoon light Parmesan cheese (optional)
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Heat outdoor grill to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Clean the grates once it has heated. Add a little cooking oil to grill.

Sauce

  • Whisk together the sauce: In a bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic, salt chili powder, lime zest and lime juice. Add more salt to taste, if desired. Set aside.

Grilling

  • Grill the corn: Place the husked corn directly onto grill grates. Grill the corn for about 3-5 minutes or until kernels begin to turn golden brown and look charred. Turn over and repeat. When all sides are browned, remove from the grill onto a plate.
    grilled corn on a white platter
  • Using a bbq or pastry brush, coat each ear of corn with the sour cream mixture.
    Grilled corn with sauce being spread on it

Toppings

  • Sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese. Sprinkle with crushed red pepper and cilantro.

Garnish

  • Serve with lime wedges.

Notes

🔢WW Points
This recipe is 4 WW points
Nutrition Facts
🌽 Healthy Mexican Street Corn Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 cob)
Calories 150 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 14mg5%
Sodium 451mg20%
Potassium 289mg8%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 483IU10%
Vitamin C 7mg8%
Calcium 87mg9%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cob | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 451mg | Potassium: 289mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 483IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1mg