Baked corn cheese casserole or cheesy creamed corn is one of the best, easy and delicious side dishes you will make this holiday season.
Are you looking for a side dish to serve with chicken, turkey, pork this Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas eve? Then, I would highly recommend you to try this recipe.
People of all ages will love this dish and come for the second and third helpings—a total crowd-pleaser.
The best part that I like about this recipe is that it is not only a side dish; you can also serve it as a dip with bread or chips and enjoy it during football Superbowl game night.
Now there are variations to creamed corn like Korean cream corn, buttered corn and cheese, slow cooker creamed corn, crockpot creamed corn, southern creamed corn, steakhouse creamed corn, etc. In these variations, some use cream cheese while others use cheese like mozzarella or cheddar or heavy cream along with fresh corn. Herbs like thyme, chives are used for additional flavor.
In my version of baked corn cheese casserole, I have used fresh corn from the cob, cream cheese, and cheddar cheese, along with spring onions (scallions) and thyme.
Ingredients for BAKED CORN CHEESE CASSEROLE | CHEESY CREAMED CORN
1 tablespoon Butter
1 Onion, finely chopped
6 to 8 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tablespoon Spring onions or Chives, finely chopped
½ teaspoon dried Thyme
1 tablespoon All-purpose flour
¾ cup Milk
3 Sweet corn ears
2 tablespoon fresh Parsley or herbs of your choice
150 + 50 grams Cheddar cheese (or any melting cheese) (1 cup)
150 grams Cream cheese, softened (¾ cup)
½ teaspoon Salt
How to make BAKED CORN CHEESE CASSEROLE | CHEESY CREAMED CORN
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease your baking pan and keep it aside.
In a pan on medium heat, add butter. To this, add finely chopped onion and saute until translucent. Now add garlic cloves and spring onion and continue sauteing for 2 minutes.
Next, add dried thyme, flour, and saute for a minute or two. Add milk and mix well. Add sweet corn kernels and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Check out the video here.
Finally, add fresh herbs, grated cheddar cheese, cream cheese, salt, and mix until well incorporated.
Transfer this to a greased baking dish, top it with remaining cheese and bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown on top.
Tips and substitutes
- Fresh corn can be substituted with frozen or canned corn.
- You can top it with crispy bacon bits or ground beef or broccoli for additional flavors.
- You can vary the amount of cream cheese and cheese as desired.
- To make it spicy, you can sprinkle red pepper flakes and pepper powder.
- Feel free to substitute cheddar with mozzarella and parmesan.
- Instead of thyme, you can use other dried herbs. You can substitute parsley with other fresh herbs like cilantro, basil, mint leaves, etc.
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BAKED CORN CHEESE CASSEROLE | CHEESY CREAMED CORN
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 1 Onion, finely chopped
- 6 to 8 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon Spring onions or Chives, finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon dried Thyme
- 1 tablespoon All purpose flour
- ¾ cup Milk
- 3 Sweet corn ears
- 2 tablespoon Fresh parsley or herbs of your choice
- 150 + 50 grams Cheddar cheese (or any melting cheese) - 2 cups
- 150 grams Cream cheese, softened - ¾ cup
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
How to make BAKED CORN CHEESE CASSEROLE | CHEESY CREAMED CORN
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease your baking pan and keep it aside.
- In a pan on medium heat, add butter. To this, add finely chopped onion and saute until translucent. Now add garlic cloves and spring onion and continue sauteing for 2 minutes.
- Next, add dried thyme, flour, and saute for a minute or two. Add milk and mix well. Add sweet corn kernels and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Check out video here for more details.
- Finally, add fresh herbs, grated cheddar cheese, cream cheese, salt, and mix until well incorporated.
- Transfer this to a greased baking dish, top it with remaining cheese and bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown on top.
Notes
Tips and substitutes
- Fresh corn can be substituted with frozen or canned corn.
- You can top it with crispy bacon bits or ground beef or broccoli for additional flavors.
- You can vary the amount of cream cheese and cheese as desired.
- To make it spicy, you can sprinkle red pepper flakes and pepper powder.
- Feel free to substitute cheddar with mozzarella and parmesan.
- Instead of thyme, you can use other dried herbs. You can substitute parsley with other fresh herbs like cilantro, basil, mint leaves, etc.
Kevin Foodie
This corn cheese casserole looks so cheesy delicious 😋. Perfect side dish for the holidays. Thanks for sharing.
Lashunta
Can’t wait to try this. Looks so delish 😋
Alita Pacio
This looks soo good. Cheese and cord are a great combination. I'm saving it for later!