Creamy and delicious! This Cheesy Corn is my favorite side dish. It's simple to make and so full of flavor, a real must-try. You can even spice it up a notch by adding jalapeños or more chiles!
Gotta love those cheesy meals!
Anything that is made with melted cheese is going to be good! My entire family loves cheese in all different forms.
This Cheesy Corn is an amazing side dish. It goes great with chicken, pork, or beef. Try my Ranch Chicken or my Easy Salisbury Steak with this Cheesy Corn Side Dish.
How to make Cheesy Corn:
Cook: To make this side dish, start by draining your corn. Melt in your butter and cream cheese to the corn.
Mix: Next add in the green chilis and salt and pepper to the corn mix. Once it is all mixed together well, you will add in the cheese!
Melt: Add in all the shredded cheese, mix well and allow it all to melt together.
Ingredients:
- Canned Corn
- Butter
- Cream Cheese
- Green Chilies
- Seasoning: Salt and pepper
- Cheese: shredded Colby jack and cheddar.
Directions:
Step One - Drain corn and add it to a pot.
Melt in butter and cream cheese and stir.
Step One Continued - Add in the green chilies, salt, and pepper to your pot.
Step Two - On low heat add Colby jack and cheddar cheese and mix until melted and smooth.
Step Three - Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5-8 minutes then serve.
How to store Cheesy Corn:
Once the Cheesy Corn has fully cooled, scoop it into an air-tight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
Can I use frozen corn?
For this recipe, you could use frozen corn, but you would want to cook it ahead of time and drain it well.
Adding frozen corn to the butter and cream cheese would cook the corn in the pot but it would also add way too much water to your casserole.
To use it just cook it first then drain well and add it at the same time you could the canned corn.
Can I use fresh corn?
To use fresh corn, you can shuck corn on the cob to use.
This can be added to the pot right away, but it could take a little longer to cook than the can.
To get soft corn like cans I would try boiling the corn before shucking it then add it to the casserole.
Try some of my other favorite side dishes:
Creamed Peas - Creamed Peas is a classic side dish recipe that is very easy to make. It's a perfect quick and easy side dish for dinner or even for the holidays!
Cilantro Lime Brown Rice - This Cilantro Lime Brown Rice was the perfect side dish for our family taco night! It is a copycat recipe from a famous chain restaurant that you all will love!
Cheesy Mashed Potato - Creamy and cheesy! The perfect way to have potatoes, these Cheesy Mashed Potatoes will make a great side dish for any meal!
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Cheesy Corn
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 30.5 oz can corn (I used two 15.25 oz cans)
- 4.5 oz green chilies (1 small can)
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Colby jack cheese (shredded)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
Instructions
- Drain corn and add it to a pot. Melt in butter and cream cheese and stir. Add in the green chilies, salt, and pepper to your pot.
- On low heat add Colby jack and cheddar cheese and mix until melted and smooth.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5-8 minutes then serve.
Notes
Can I use frozen corn?
For this recipe, you could use frozen corn, but you would want to cook it ahead of time and drain it well. Adding frozen corn to the butter and cream cheese would cook the corn in the pot but it would also add way too much water to your casserole. To use it just cook it first then drain well and add it at the same time you could the canned corn.Can I use fresh corn?
To use fresh corn, you can shuck corn on the cob to use. This can be added to the pot right away, but it could take a little longer to cook than the can. To get soft corn like cans I would try boiling the corn before shucking it then add it to the casserole.Nutrition
What about using dices tomatoes with chilies in this recipe?
That sounds amazing.
The Nutrition Facts table does not list what the serving size is, can you please provide that?
Sorry, it's fixed now!
We used fresh corn off the cob and skipped the Chile's. So good!
Glad you liked it!!
Do you drain the green chilis? Or use the juices? The corn is specific but not the chilis
Hi Michelle, I usually use do not drain the chilis and use the juice. Hope you enjoy the recipe!!
We aren't fans of chilies (or any peppers for that matter) so I was wondering what you would suggest for a substitute?
Hi Erin, to give this a little more flavor without the chilis you could try adding cumin, cayenne pepper, or even just some paprika. Maybe just a small amount of one once everything is cooked and then just season to taste.
Can frozen corn be substituted for the canned corn?
Yes you can use frozen corn. To make sure that it does't get to watery I would boil them first then drain them and then follow the rest of the directions. Hope you enjoy the recipe Patti!