Cheesy Mexican Street Corn Nachos

Name: Cheesy Mexican Street Corn Nachos
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon butter; 4 cup fresh corn; 2 tablespoon mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 cup cream; 8 ounce monterey jack cheese, shredded; 14 ounce tortilla chips; 1/4 cup cotija or feta, crumbled; 2 tablespoon sour cream; 2 tablespoon cilantro, chopped; cayenne, to taste; 1 1 lime, cut into wedges

Hannah Hoskins|April 12, 2016 1:58 pm EST

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Covering cheese-rich nachos in grilled corn adds a hint of summer sweetness to this tasty Mexican dish.This recipe is courtesy of Closet Cooking.

Servings

8

Ingredients

2 tablespoon butter
4 cup fresh corn
2 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup cream
8 ounce monterey jack cheese, shredded
14 ounce tortilla chips
1/4 cup cotija or feta, crumbled
2 tablespoon sour cream
2 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
cayenne, to taste
1 1 lime, cut into wedges

Directions

Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed pan over a medium-high heat. Add the corn and let cook until it begins to char. Stir it, and let it char again before removing from the heat. Stir in the mayo.
In a small pan, stir the cornstarch into the cream. Over a low heat, bring to a simmer, reduce the heat, and stir in the cheese until it melts.
Place the nachos on a serving dish, pour on the cheese, top with the corn, cotija, sour cream, cilantro, and cayenne, and squeeze lime juice over the whole dish.