Meaningful Eats
Cream Cheese Confetti Corn
8 servings
Meet your new favorite side dish! I've made this cream cheese corn dozens of times and everyone always asks for the recipe! This is an extra special (but easy!) way to make corn that goes with so many meals. We even love it with Thanksgiving dinner!
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon chopped (I cut it with kitchen scissors)
- 24 ounces frozen corn kernels white or yellow
- ½ cup white onion diced
- ½ cup red pepper diced
- 8 ounces cream cheese cubed
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 green onions green part only - thinly sliced
Instructions
- In a large nonstick skillet, add the bacon. Cook over medium heat until golden and crisp. Scoop the bacon out onto a paper towel-lined plate.
- Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease. Add the onion and red pepper and cook over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes. Add the corn and cook for another 5-7 minutes, until all the vegetables are tender and the corn is heated through.
- Add the cream cheese, milk, sugar pepper and salt and stir until the cream cheese is melted and everything is evenly incorporated.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the green onions. Top with the bacon before serving and enjoy!
Notes
RECIPE NOTES
- MAKE IT DAIRY-FREE: This recipe turns out delicious with dairy-free cream cheese (I use Kite Hill) and your unsweetened milk of choice.
- I like to cut bacon with kitchen scissors before cooking in a skillet. This saves me time so I don't have to chop it after it cooks and cools down.
- You can use any type of frozen corn for this recipe. White or yellow corn both taste great!
- Feel free to customize the add-ins to this great recipe. Jalapeno pepper, green chilies, fresh herbs, or red pepper flakes could all be a great addition!
Nutrition
Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 558mg | Potassium: 253mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 786IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg