Recipes with cotija cheese
26 verified Mexican recipes with cotija cheese.
Cotija — aged, salty and crumbly, 'the Mexican parmesan' — is inseparable from street esquites and elotes, and finishes tostadas, flautas, refried beans and salads. Where you can't find it, pecorino romano or a young parmesan plays its salty role.
This page gathers 26 verified Mexican recipes with cotija cheese, ordered A to Z — including Mexican Corn Dog, Esquites Bruschetta, Codzitos. Total times range from 15 to 60 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Elote en Vaso (15 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £6.99 per 200g (researched for our cost estimates).
Mexican Corn Dog
Sausage in sweetcorn batter with jalapeño and cotija cheese.
35 minmedia6 servings
Esquites Bruschetta
Italian toast with Mexican sweetcorn, chipotle mayo and cotija cheese.
25 minfacil4 servings
Codzitos
Fried rolled Yucatecan tacos bathed in tomato sauce with cotija cheese and soured cream.
35 minfacil4 servings
Chipotle Cream Soup with Sweetcorn
Creamy smoked chipotle soup with sweetcorn, soured cream and cheese.
40 minfacil6 servings
Grilled Corn with Chipotle Butter
Charcoal-grilled corn slathered with chipotle butter, lime and aromatic herbs.
30 minfacil4 servings
Elote en Vaso (Mexican Street Corn in a Cup)
Shucked corn in a cup with mayonnaise, chilli, lime, and cotija cheese.
15 minfacil4 servings
Prepared Corn on the Cob
Corn on the cob slathered with mayo, cream, chilli powder and crumbly cheese.
25 minfacil4 servings
Grilled Corn on the Cob
Chargrilled sweetcorn with mayo, cotija cheese, chilli and lime. The most popular street snack.
25 minfacil4 servings
Gratinated Corn with Mayo, Cheese and Chilli
Corn cobs gratinated with mayonnaise, cotija cheese and chilli powder, an elevated version of the classic fair corn.
30 minfacil4 servings
Mexican Street Corn with Mayo and Chilli (Elote)
Street-style corn on the cob with mayo, chilli powder, lime and cotija cheese.
25 minfacil4 servings
Poblano Pepper and Cheese Empanadas
Corn masa empanadas filled with poblano pepper strips and Oaxaca cheese.
55 minmedia4 servings
Zacatecas Ground Enchiladas with Potato
Zacatecan enchiladas folded in four with guajillo chilli sauce on top of spearmint potatoes and cotija.
60 minmedia4 servings
Mexican Street Corn Salad
Charred sweetcorn salad with mayonnaise, cotija and chilli.
30 minfacil4 servings
Esquites (Mexican Corn Salad)
Sweetcorn kernels in a seasoned broth with mayonnaise, soured cream, cotija cheese, and chilli.
30 minfacil4 servings
Corn Cups with Chamoy (Esquites)
Sautéed sweetcorn kernels with butter, chilli, mayonnaise, cheese, lime and chamoy sauce.
20 minfacil4 servings
Esquites with Bone Marrow
Street-style corn topped with roasted beef bone marrow, cotija cheese and chilli.
45 minmedia6 servings
Ricotta Flautas (Vegetarian Mexican Flautas)
Crispy vegetarian flautas filled with creamy ricotta cheese, epazote and chilli.
35 minfacil4 servings
Gazpacho Moreliano
Morelia-style fruit salad with jicama, mango, orange, chilli and Cotija cheese.
15 minfacil4 servings
Gnocchi in Pasilla Chilli Sauce
Potato gnocchi in a smooth pasilla chilli sauce with soured cream and cotija.
35 minmedia4 servings
Mexican Chilli Fries (Papas a la Francesa)
Crispy fries topped with chilli sauce, soured cream, cheese and chamoy, Mexican style.
30 minfacil2 servings
Crazy Fries (Papas Locas)
Chips with sausage, pickled pork skin, soured cream, cheese and hot sauce.
35 minfacil2 servings
Mexican Shakshuka
Eggs poached in spicy ranchera sauce with queso cotija and coriander.
35 minfacil2 servings
Chorizo and Bean Sopes
Maize sopes with refried black beans, Mexican chorizo, soured cream and cotija cheese.
45 minfacil4 servings
Sopitos Colimenses (Colima Fried Corn Cakes with Pork and Salsa)
Small thick fried tortillas with pinched edges, pork, cabbage and salsa from Colima.
60 minfacil4 servings
Crispy Fried Chicken Tacos (Tacos Dorados)
Corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken, rolled and fried until golden and crispy.
45 minfacil4 servings
Trolelote - Corn Cup with Crushed Takis
Corn cup with mayo, soured cream, cotija cheese and crushed Takis — viral Mexican street snack.
20 minfacil4 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with cotija cheese are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 26 published Mexican recipes using cotija cheese, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Mexican Corn Dog, Esquites Bruschetta, Codzitos.
What's the quickest recipe with cotija cheese?
Elote en Vaso, ready in 15 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 15 to 60 minutes.
How much does cotija cheese cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £6.99 per 200g, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got cotija cheese and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick cotija cheese plus whatever else you have at home and it tells you which recipes you can make in full and which are only one ingredient away.
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Recipes curated by Edmond Bojalil. Last updated: 2026-06-17.
Founder, Recetas Mexas
Mexican from Puebla, IT professional and foodie. Author of 1000+ authentic Mexican recipes adapted for home kitchens worldwide. Based in Madrid since 2018.
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