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Maque Choux
Maque choux is a flavorful sauteed corn side dish loaded with Louisiana flavors. You can use fresh or frozen corn kernels. It's a great corn recipe for Thanksgiving and family dinners.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 27461 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ pound Bacon diced
- 2 large shallots sliced thin
- 1 medium Sweet Bell Pepper orange, red, or yellow, diced
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 1 Jalapeño (optional) finely chopped (keep seeds and membranes for more heat, if desired)
- 2 cups corn kernels you can use fresh or frozen
- 1 cup lima beans ,optional I used frozen Fordhook lima beans
- ½ cup green chiles diced (I used Hatch chiles) but you can substitute poblanos.
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon creole seasoning
- 1 large tomato seeded and diced
- 3 scallions sliced thin
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add ½ pound bacon, diced. Fry the bacon in the pan and stir occasionally until it has rendered its fat and is crisp. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with a paper towel to soak up excess bacon grease.
- Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat.
- Add 2 large shallots and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened. Add 1 medium sweet bell pepper, 1 medium yellow onion and 1 jalapeno and cook for 1-2 minutes until tender.
- Mix in the 2 cups corn kernels and 1 cup lima beans and stir until they're almost completely defrosted, then stir in ½ cup green chiles and cook for 1-2 minutes more.
- Season the corn maque choux with ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper and 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning. Taste and adjust the seasoning to your tastes.
- Remove from the heat. Stir in 1 large tomato, 3 scallions, cooked bacon and 2 tablespoons chopped parsley. Transfer to a serving dish and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
274.61kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
25.03g
(8%)
Protein
10.06g
(20%)
Fat
16.13g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
5.2g
(26%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2.91g
Monounsaturated Fat
6.82g
Trans Fat
0.05g
Cholesterol
24.95mg
(8%)
Sodium
492.72mg
(21%)
Potassium
551.86mg
(16%)
Fiber
5.57g
(22%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1359.8IU
(27%)
Vitamin C
41.81mg
(46%)
Calcium
27.9mg
(3%)
Iron
1.66mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 27461
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 274.61kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 25.03g | 8% |
| Protein | 10.06g | 20% |
| Fat | 16.13g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 5.2g | 26% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2.91g | 17% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6.82g | 34% |
| Trans Fat | 0.05g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 24.95mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 492.72mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 551.86mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 5.57g | 22% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1359.8IU | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 41.81mg | 46% |
| Calcium | 27.9mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.66mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.