Baked Corn Cheese Casserole | How to make Cheesy Creamed Corn
Baked corn cheese casserole or cheesy creamed corn is one of the best, easy, and most delicious side dishes you will make this holiday season.Are you looking for a side dish to serve with chicken, turkey, or pork this Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas eve? Then, I would highly recommend you try this recipe.
Servings: 8
Calories: 236kcal
Equipment
- 1 8-inch by 7-inch casserole/baking pan
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 or 1.5 cups of frozen corn kernels
- 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.1 tablespoon Butter, 1 Onion, 6 to 8 Garlic cloves, 2 tablespoon Spring onions
- Next, add dried thyme and 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 for more details.½ teaspoon dried Thyme, 1 tablespoon All-purpose flour, ¾ cup Milk, 3 Sweet corn ears
- Finally, add fresh herbs, grated cheddar cheese, cream cheese, salt, and mix until well incorporated.2 tablespoon Fresh parsley, 150 + 50 grams Cheddar cheese, 150 grams Cream cheese, ½ teaspoon Salt
- Transfer this to a greased baking dish, top it with the remaining cheese and bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown on top.
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Notes
Tips and substitutes
- Fresh corn can be substituted with frozen or canned corn.
- For additional flavors, you can top it with crispy bacon bits or ground beef, or broccoli.
- You can vary the amount of cream cheese and cheese as desired.
- You can sprinkle red pepper flakes and pepper powder to make it spicy.
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 395mg | Potassium: 210mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 748IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 235mg | Iron: 1mg