In 25 minutes, turn frozen corn into a fiesta favorite with chile-infused butter and fresh cilantro.
Cilantro Corn
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 5
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 3 serrano chiles, seeded, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 1 bag (12 oz) frozen corn, thawed
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro or 3 tablespoons dried epazote or 1 tablespoon fresh epazote
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 to 3 teaspoons fresh lime juice
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter over medium heat until melted. Stir in chiles, onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is transparent.
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Step2Stir in corn, water, epazote and salt. Cover and cook over low heat until corn is tender; drain. Serve hot with cilantro and lime juice.
Nutrition
110
Calories
5g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
14g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 270mg
- 11%
- Potassium
- 190mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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