This Mexican Street Corn Soup has all the flavors you love from Mexican street corn all bundled up into one comfort food soup that is to die for!
Who else loves Mexican street corn? We’ve taken all the delicious flavors of Mexican Street Corn and made it into a delicious soup that is absolutely killer! It’s hearty, full of corn, and topped off with bacon, cheese, and jalapeños. What’s not to love? Not only is this soup absolutely delicious, it’s also really easy to make, and is ready in under 20 minutes! We have a feeling you’ll be making this soup over and over and over again. It’s easy for this one to become a family favorite!
What is Mexican street corn (Elote)?
Mexican street corn, also known as Elote, is grilled corn that is lathered in a mixture of mayonnaise, sour cream, cotija cheese, chili powder, garlic, and cilantro.
Corn Options:
While we love the convenience of frozen corn kernels, you can always use canned, or even fresh corn cut off the cob. If using canned, you’ll need 4 cans of corn for this recipe. Make sure to drain corn first.
Heavy Cream:
This soup is so creamy with the heavy cream. You can always use milk or half and half, but it is certainly not the same. Alternatively, if you need a plant-based option, you can substitute with your favorite plant-based milk or half and half replacement product. Make sure to choose a higher fat content dairy alternative such as oat or soy milk.
Sugar:
Sugar is completely optional in this recipe. If you would like to leave it out for any reason, you are welcome to do so.
Cilantro:
Please make sure to use freshly chopped cilantro in this recipe. Dried cilantro simply will not do.
Spice Level of Mexican Street Corn Soup:
The jalapeño in this soup gives it a nice warmth, but is not overly spicy. If you prefer a spicier soup, you can always an extra jalapeño.
How much flour do you need to thicken a soup?
When you want to thicken a soup or stew, use equal parts flour and fat. The flour needs to be mixed into the fat directly for best results. This allows it to evenly disperse into the liquid once it is added. If you’ve already added your liquid and you want to add additional flour in to thicken your soup, whisk your flour into a small amount of the hot liquid in a separate bowl. Once you have a liquid slurry, pour it back into the soup over heat and stir until thickened.
Storage and Reheating Instructions:
Store leftover soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Reheat in a saucepan on the stovetop over medium-low heat until warmed through.
If you like this recipe, you may be interested in these other delicious Mexican inspired recipes:
- Authentic Carne Asada
- Ultimate Nacho Recipe
- Classic Tacos Al Pastor
- Sizzling Skillet Chicken Fajitas
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I think cutting the corn from fire roasted corn would be awesome.
Made this tonite…
It is amazngly good!!
We already had grill going so we grilled the corn instead of using frozen.
We didnt add cilantro to soup while it was cooking, cuz hubby wasnt sure he’d like it, but we added it as topper.
I think it made a real difference, it really upped the flavor, but i love cilantro 🙂
I baked the bacon on a sheet pan covered in foil instead of frying, was a lot easier, i made the soup while bacon cooked in oven.
Bacon is an optional topper, but The crunch did enhance the soup.
We used half&half, but next time ill try regular milk to cut some calories.
We used part of a poblano pepper in soup and skipped the optional jalapeno topper
VERY good!!!!! And the aroma was so tantalizing. It seems like a pretty flexible recipe, im def making this again, its a keeper!
Super good Rachel! Thanks so much for sharing.
I made this tonight for dinner, so good!! I used whole milk cause it’s what I had on hand and added 2 cups of shredded cheese LOVED IT
This is sooooo good and couldn’t be easier!
Do you think if i substituted the chicken stock for vegetable, it would still taste fine?
Yes
I think that this would be pretty easy to convert to either Vegetarian, or even Vegan with Veggie Stock, something like Almond Milk, and whatever Vegetarian or Vegan cheese you, or whoever might like best.
It’s a Mexican-inspired corn chowder. Gonna make this soon. Thanks!
Have you ever tried adding Cream Corn to this recipe since its already creamy??
I have not.
Not exactly original, but I bet this would be wonderful with the addition of some chicken and some potatoes 🙂
This recipe is dynamite!! The flavor is delicious! My whole family agreed this was one of the best soups I’ve made (and I make a lot of soups!). The only change I made was adding some rotisserie chicken, which just made it even heartier- definitely a full meal in itself! I will say, it took quite a bit longer to cook than 15 minutes, but it was totally worth it. Thanks for the recipe!