Rajas con Queso

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Rajas con queso is a very easy Mexican dish with poblano peppers, onion, and corn cooked in a cheese sauce.

Ingredients

6 medium poblano peppers
1 medium onion
1 tablespoon salted butter, or as needed
2 ears corn, kernels cut from cob
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 cup crumbled cotija cheese
4 tablespoons Mexican crema, or more to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Cut peppers and onion into strips about 2 inches long and 1/2-inch thick.
2 Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat and saute peppers, onion, and corn until tender and starting to char, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Mix in Monterey Jack cheese, cotija cheese, and crema and cook until melted into a creamy sauce. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.