Perfectly spiced and sautéed shrimp made with Caldo Knorr® Selects con sabor de Vegetales (Knorr Selects Bouillon) served on a bed of romaine lettuce, topped with delicious Mexican street corn, that’s slathered with mayonnaise, sour cream, Cotija cheese, cilantro, and then topped with fresh avocado slices. It’s a Mexican bowl that’s everything you want in a an easy and tasty 30-minute meal.
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Knorr Selects Bouillon
Have you tried Caldo Knorr® Selects con sabor de Vegetales (Knorr Selects Bouillon) yet? They’re delicious!
My favorite is their vegetable one. It adds great flavor to my meals, is made with natural stock, and has no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. And is has no added MSG. The best part is that the bouillons come in different varieties!
You may remember that I posted a recipe for Creamy Verde Fiesta Enchiladas using this bouillon a few months ago. If you don’t remember it, hop back over and grab the recipe now, because it’s SO good!!
Compared to traditional bouillon, Knorr® Selects Bouillon Cubes have 30% less ingredients, a cleaner label, 20% less sodium, and more premium ingredients.
Take advantage of the savings and selection on Knorr Selects Bouillon, and purchase ingredients for your own 30-minute meals, including this delicious Shrimp & Mexican Street Corn Bowl!
Mexican Street Corn
It’s easy to make the Mexican street corn for this main dish salad bowl recipe.
Mexican street corn salad is also called esquites. Esquites can be made year-round, inside the house without a grill, using frozen corn. Super easy!
It’s a perfect appetizer; serve it with chips like salsa. Or serve it as a side dish for any outdoor party or gathering.
Mexican street corn salad is also great in tacos or burritos. It’s fun on nachos. Try a Mexican Street Corn Pizza. Or, of course, make my Shrimp and Mexican Street Corn Bowl!
Recipe notes
While the corn is cooking in the skillet, make the mayo-sour cream dressing. The ingredients for the dressing are mayonnaise, sour cream, Cotija cheese, lime juice, fresh cilantro, Knorr Selects Vegetable Bouillon, red onion, and spices.
In case you aren’t familiar with it, Cotija cheese is the traditional Mexican cheese that’s used in Mexican Street Corn salad. It’s a salty cow’s milk cheese. And, you can find it at well stocked markets, Cardenas Market, El Super, Northgate or Super King Markets.
If you can’t find Cotija cheese, queso fresco or feta cheese makes a good substitute.
Spiced Sautéed Shrimp
The sautéed shrimp for this Mexican bowl are super easy to make and so delicious! And, aren’t those little flecks of herbs and spices pretty? Those come from the Knorr Selects Bouillon.
Simply defrost frozen, peeled & deveined shrimp and remove the shell from the tail. I like to buy the extra jumbo shrimp 16/20 count per pound. They’re nice big shrimp.
To defrost the shrimp, simply place them in a medium bowl and cover with cool tap water. Change the water out for fresh tap water a couple of times, and in about 5 minutes, you have defrosted shrimp. At this point, the tail shell is easily removable, which makes the bowl easier to eat.
Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel and add them to a skillet with the Bouillon.
Pop them on the hot skillet and sear to perfection.
Additional toppings
Want to add additional toppings to your Mexican Bowl?
I’d recommend salsa, guacamole, more chopped red onion, or any fresh veggies.
Serve some chips on the side too. And don’t forget the lime wedges!
Don’t forget
You can take advantage of the savings and selection on Knorr Selects Bouillon Cubes for your own 30-minute meals like I did, and pick up the Knorr Selects Bouillon Cubes at Cardenas El Super, Northgate or Super King Markets.
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Shrimp and Mexican Street Corn Bowl Recipe
Shrimp and Mexican Street Corn Bowl
Ingredients
Shrimp:
- 1 lb. raw jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
- Mexican Street Corn:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 16 ounces frozen yellow corn
Dressing:
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 3 ounces Cotija cheese
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons Caldo Knorr® Selects con sabor de Vegetales (Knorr Selects Bouillon)
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
To cook Shrimp:
- 1 tablespoon Caldo Knorr® Selects con sabor de Vegetales (Knorr Selects Bouillon)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Bowl:
- Chopped romaine lettuce
- Black beans
- Sliced avocado
Instructions
- Place the frozen shrimp in a medium bowl and cover with cool tap water to defrost. Change the water out for fresh tap water a couple of times, and in about 5 minutes they will be defrosted.
- Make the Mexican Street Corn:
- Add 2 tablespoons olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the corn and let cook until the corn starts to char, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While the corn cooks, mix the dressing together in a large bowl: mayonnaise, sour cream, Cotija cheese, cilantro, lime juice, red onion, garlic, Knorr Selects Vegetable Bouillon, and chili powder.
- When the corn is done cooking, fold it into the dressing. Set the Mexican street corn aside.
- Pat the defrosted shrimp dry with a paper towel.
- Wipe out the same skillet that you just used to cook the corn and add 1 tablespoon oil. Heat over medium-high heat and cook shrimp, stirring occasionally, until shrimp turn pink, about 3-5 minutes. Add Caldo Knorr® Selects con sabor de Vegetales (Knorr Selects Bouillon). Remove shrimp and set aside.
- Place romaine lettuce in a large bowl, sprinkle with black beans. Top with Mexican street corn, cooked shrimp, and avocado slices.
This is fabulous! All the flavors are just amazing! I made it for lunch today & loved it!
I love all of the flavors in this dish. It’s perfect with a taco or burrito dinner or even BBQ with friends!
The bouillon cubes add so much flavor into this dish! And so easy! :). Thank you!
Knorr Bouillon Cubes are a staple in my kitchen!! These mexican street corn bowls are on the menu this week!