Mexican corn casserole recipe

Name: Mexican corn casserole recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 6 cups corn (fresh or frozen); 1 cup mayo; 2 teaspoons chipotle pepper (ground); Salt & pepper to taste; 1 bunch green onions (chopped - reserve some for garnish); ½ cup cotija cheese; Lime wedges (for garnish); Hot sauce if desired (your choice, for garnish)

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Mexican corn casserole has all your favorite flavors of Mexican street corn. Scoop it up with chips and serve it warm, fresh out of the oven.

Mexican corn casserole recipe in a green bowl

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While this recipe is a favorite for when I want to serve a warm corn casserole my kids want me to make Mexican corn dip when it is Taco Tuesday. In fact, I will be taking sous vide flank steak fajitas to my mom’s house next week for her birthday and my sister is bringing the corn dip!

Here is why this recipe is amazing:

This street corn casserole recipe is full of your favorite Mexican flavors, corn, chipotle pepper, Cotija cheese, and just a hint of lime and hot sauce.
Perfect for taking to a summer party, fiesta or Cinco de Mayo celebration.

Mexican corn casserole ingredients in bowls — Mexican corn casserole ingredients

Ingredients needed to make Mexican corn casserole:

corn – fresh or frozen. Learn how to freeze corn so you can have sweet corn flavor any time you want it.
mayo – I use full-fat mayo
chipotle pepper – ground
green onions– chopped, divided. Reserving some for garnish
Salt & pepper to taste
Cotija cheese – see notes below for substitutions
Lime wedges– for garnish
Hot sauce if desired, your choice, for garnish

How to make Mexican corn casserole

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix together corn, mayo, chipotle pepper, green onions salt & pepper until well combined.
Spoon into 13×9 dish sprayed with nonstick spray
Sprinkle cheese over the casserole. Cover with foil.
Bake covered for 20 minutes, then remove the foil and bake uncovered for another 20 minutes.
Garnish with reserved green onion, squeeze on lime juice, and add hot sauce if desired.
Serve immediately and enjoy!

Frequently asked questions, answers and tips:

Is there a substitute for cotija cheese in this recipe?

There sure is! Feta, Parmesan or Romano would be good substitutes. In fact, parmesan was used in the photographs because I was out of cotija when I was making this for the blog post.