This recipe comes to us from Stacy Dodson, Real Estate Broker at H-Town Realty and proud member of the Houston City Beat Community Connectors. Stacy shared with us that this dish is a beloved holiday tradition in her family. Her sister prepares this crowd-pleasing dish every year, one that everyone looks forward to and can’t get enough of.
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Lori’s Cheesy Corn by Lori S. Tretner
Takes about 45 minutes including prep (can make ahead and bake next day)
Serves about 6
Ingredients:
2 bags frozen corn, thawed* (Good & Gather yellow & white)
1 block reduced fat cream cheese
¾ stick salted butter
About 1.5 cups triple cheddar shredded cheese
Salt & pepper to taste
Pickled, sliced jalapenos from a jar to taste (optional)
Instructions:
1. Melt butter and cream cheese in microwave-safe measuring cup on 30 second intervals until loose and starting to blend; will be lumpy (stir between intervals)
2. Spray a casserole dish (2.8 L Corning ware) with nonstick spray or butter**
3. Mix corn, melted butter/cream cheese mixture and about ½ bag of shredded cheese, seasoning with salt and pepper until well mixed (optional add some sliced jalapenos into mixture)
4. Smooth mixture evenly into dish and spread remaining shredded cheese on top, covering dish with cheese
5. Dust with more pepper
6. Optional: Top with a few scattered sliced jalapenos
Note: You can stop here, and cover dish at this point, store in fridge and bake next day
7. When ready to bake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
8. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly
9. Turn broiler on low and broil for 2-3 minutes more to brown cheese on top (this is a must!)
10. Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes before serving
*Don’t use fire roasted corn, the black on the corn will color the cream cheese black and it will not look right…I learned from my mistakes LOL
**For 13×9 dish, increase to 3 bags of corn, full stick of butter plus extra if needed, 1.5 blocks of cream cheese and add ¼ cup more shredded cheese
