Dinner · 25 min · cajun

Smoky Corn Maque Choux

Corn kernels does the heavy lifting here, with yellow onion rounding it out. A Cajun dinner that takes 25 minutes, start to finish. It is weeknight cooking that still hits your targets — 7 grams of protein per serving. Naturally vegetarian and vegan, it scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 4 cups Corn kernels
• 1 Yellow onion
• 1 Bell pepper
• 1 rib Celery
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 1 Tomato
• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 tsp Smoked paprika
• 1/4 tsp Cayenne
• 3 Scallions
• 1/2 cup Vegetable stock

Steps

1. Heat the olive oil in a wide skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add the onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook 5 minutes until just softening.
2. Add the corn and let it sit undisturbed 2 minutes so some kernels char against the pan. That caramelization is where the smokiness starts.
3. Stir in the garlic, smoked paprika, and cayenne; cook 1 minute until fragrant. Add the diced tomato and stock.
4. Simmer 8 minutes, stirring now and then, until the corn is tender and the liquid reduces to a light glaze.
5. Fold in the scallions, taste for salt, and serve hot as a side or spooned over rice for a light supper.

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