Recipes with sweetcorn and cream
19 verified Mexican recipes with sweetcorn and cream.
Sweetcorn with cream is pure craving: street esquites, elote en vaso, rajas with cream and corn, sweetcorn soup, courgettes with corn and cream and moist pastel de elote. The young kernel's sweetness against the crema's lactic tang — Mexico's favourite savoury treat.
This page gathers 19 verified Mexican recipes with sweetcorn and cream, ordered A to Z — including Mexican Rice Bowl with Chicken, Chipotle-Style Burrito Bowl, Mexican Rice Casserole. Total times range from 25 to 75 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Elote Preparado (25 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £0.99 per each (researched for our cost estimates).
Mexican Rice Bowl with Chicken
Tex-Mex bowl with spiced chicken, rice, beans and toppings.
50 minfacil4 servings
Chipotle-Style Burrito Bowl
Bowl of rice, beans, grilled chicken, sweetcorn and guacamole in Chipotle style.
45 minfacil2 servings
Mexican Rice Casserole
Rice casserole with beef mince, melted cheddar cheese and red salsa, Texas style.
50 minfacil6 servings
Chorreadas (Sweet Corn Fritters)
Fresh sweetcorn fritters cooked on a griddle.
35 minfacil8 servings
Chipotle Cream Soup with Sweetcorn
Creamy smoked chipotle soup with sweetcorn, soured cream and cheese.
40 minfacil6 servings
Sweetcorn Cream Soup
Velvety sweetcorn soup with a hint of poblano chilli.
40 minfacil6 servings
Prepared Corn on the Cob
Corn on the cob slathered with mayo, cream, chilli powder and crumbly cheese.
25 minfacil4 servings
Esquites (Mexican Corn Salad)
Sweetcorn kernels in a seasoned broth with mayonnaise, soured cream, cotija cheese, and chilli.
30 minfacil4 servings
Huchepos with Soured Cream and Green Salsa
Michoacán fresh sweetcorn tamales served with soured cream and tomatillo salsa.
75 minmedia4 servings
Chicken in Cream with Poblano Strips
Chicken in cream with poblano chilli strips and sweetcorn.
55 minmedia4 servings
Chilli Strips in Cream
Roasted poblano chilli strips with sweetcorn, onion and cream.
35 minfacil4 servings
Rajas de Chile Poblano con Elote (Poblano Strips with Sweetcorn)
Roasted poblano strips with sweetcorn and soured cream, a classic versatile Mexican stew.
35 minfacil4 servings
Sopa de Elote con Chile Poblano (Sweetcorn and Poblano Soup)
Smooth, naturally sweet sweetcorn cream soup with roasted poblano strips and soured cream.
45 minfacil4 servings
Creamy Corn Soup with Epazote
Creamy sweet corn soup with epazote, poblano pepper and soured cream.
40 minfacil4 servings
Tex-Mex Chicken Tortilla Soup
Creamy chicken soup with crispy tortilla strips and cheddar cheese, Tex-Mex style.
45 minfacil6 servings
Poblano Chilli and Cream Tacos (Tacos de Rajas con Crema)
Roasted poblano strips with soured cream and sweetcorn in corn tortillas.
45 minfacil4 servings
Uchepos (Michoacán Fresh Corn Tamales)
Sweet Michoacán tamales made from freshly ground tender corn, wrapped in fresh corn husks and steamed. Served with soured cream and salsa — a jewel of Purépecha cuisine.
75 minmedia10 servings
Uchepos Salados (Savoury Michoacán Fresh Corn Tamales)
Michoacán fresh corn tamales with poblano strips, cream and cheese.
75 minmedia8 servings
Chipotle Chicken Wrap
Tex-Mex chipotle chicken wrap with creamy ranch dressing.
35 minfacil4 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with sweetcorn and cream are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 19 published Mexican recipes using sweetcorn and cream, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Mexican Rice Bowl with Chicken, Chipotle-Style Burrito Bowl, Mexican Rice Casserole.
What's the quickest recipe with sweetcorn and cream?
Elote Preparado, ready in 25 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 25 to 75 minutes.
How much does sweetcorn and cream cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £0.99 per each, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got sweetcorn and cream and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick sweetcorn and cream 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: 2026-06-16.
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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