Calabacitas con Elote (Mexican-Style Zucchini with Corn)

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This delicious Mexican side dish is essentially corn, zucchini, onion, and garlic in buttermilk and topped with cheese. Makes a great side for Labor Day bbq celebrations.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 zucchinis, chopped
8 ears corn, kernels cut from cob
2 cups buttermilk
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup grated Chihuahua cheese

Directions

1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
2 Stir zucchini and corn into the onion mixture. Cover the skillet and continue cooking until the zucchini is tender, about 10 minutes more.
3 Pour buttermilk into the skillet. Season the corn mixture with salt and pepper; stir. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and continue cooking until hot, about 5 minutes more. Sprinkle with Chihuahua cheese.