Recipes · Chilean · Casseroles

Pastel de Choclo

One serving has 675 kcal and 35 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (132%), zinc (85%), phosphorus (72%), selenium (66%), choline (64%) and niacin (63%). Ready in 65 minutes.

Pastel de Choclo
Photo: Paloma Baytelman from Santiago, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 45 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (456 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, High protein
  • Contains: beef, dairy, egg

Ingredients

  • 200 g Corn, sweet, raw
  • 30 g Milk, whole
  • 10 g Butter, unsalted
  • 3 g Sugar
  • 120 g Beef, ground, 80% lean, raw
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 10 g Olives, black
  • 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 2 g Basil, fresh
  • 0.6 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Paprika

Method

  1. Hard-boil the egg for 9-10 minutes, then cool, peel, and slice.
  2. Brown the ground beef with the onion and paprika for 6-8 minutes until cooked through; stir in the olives and season with half the salt.
  3. Blend the corn kernels with the milk, butter, sugar, basil, and remaining salt until fairly smooth.
  4. Spread the beef mixture in a baking dish, arrange the egg slices over it, and pour the corn mixture evenly on top.
  5. Bake at 200 °C (400 °F) for 30-35 minutes until the corn topping sets and turns lightly golden on top.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy675 kcal32%
Carbohydrates45.8 g
Water329 mL
Fiber4.8 g16%
Protein35 g73%
Tryptophan0.25 g
Threonine1.4 g
Isoleucine1.6 g
Leucine3 g
Lysine2.5 g
Methionine0.88 g
Cystine0.41 g
Phenylalanine1.5 g
Tyrosine1.2 g
Valine1.9 g
Histidine1 g
Fat41.7 g
Monounsaturated16.7 g
Polyunsaturated3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.5 g
Saturated17.2 g
Trans-Fats1.4 g
Cholesterol296 mg
Calcium110 mg11%
Copper0.27 mg30%
Iron5.1 mg28%
Magnesium109 mg35%
Manganese0.42 mg23%
Phosphorus505 mg72%
Potassium1,032 mg22%
Selenium36 µg66%
Sodium502 mg
Zinc6.8 mg85%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.41 mg37%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.59 mg54%
Niacin (vitamin B3)8.8 mg63%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)3 mg59%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.72 mg55%
Folate (vitamin B9)125 µg31%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)3.2 µg132%
Choline270 mg64%
Vitamin A199 µg28%
Vitamin C16.3 mg22%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)59.9 IU10%
Vitamin E1.4 mg9%
Vitamin K12.5 µg14%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

4.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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