Having a good rotation of side dish recipes is just as important as having some good main dishes recipes. And while often the side dish might look like a simple steamed veggie, or a bagged salad mix. Occasionally – like when the main course is a fairly easy preparation – I like to spend a little extra time on the side dish. And that’s how this delicious recipe came to be! I was making smoked chicken and potatoes, which is essentially putting chicken and potatoes on the smoker for most of the day. So I went the extra step with the side dish and made Cheesy Bacon Corn – and it was the star of the plate for sure.
With just a few simple ingredients, you can make a really tasty side dish. A couple of things about those ingredients to note. It is important that you use GRATED parmesan cheese, as in the finely grated variety. If you use the shredded version, it is not going to make the same “sauce” effect that this recipe is looking for. I use sweet yellow corn for this. You could also use the white corn. I do suggest that you use canned corn instead of frozen corn – but that’s more of a preference thing. Last I suggest regular bacon, and not thick-cut. If you do thick-cut, it may overwhelm the corn entirely.
It’s important that you don’t skip the step of adding the bacon grease to the final dish. If you do, you will lose out two fold. One is the extra flavor that you get from adding the bacon grease. And two it’s the extra fats to make the “sauce” come together. If you have some aversion to doing this step – at least increase the amount of butter to the dish.
Now Let’s Get Cookin’!
Cheesy Bacon Corn
Ingredients
- ½ lb Bacon
- 3 cans Yellow Corn drained
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 4 stalks Green Onion chopped
Instructions
- In a frying pan over medium high heat, add bacon. Cook until crispy. Remove to paper towel covered plate and let cool. Transfer bacon grease to a sauce pan.
- Add butter, corn, and seasoning to sauce pan with bacon grease. Place over medium heat until butter has melted.
- Chop bacon into small bites. Add to sauce pan, along with parmesan cheese and thoroughly combine. Reduce heat to medium-low and let come together for about 5 minutes.
- Stir in green onions just before serving.
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Oh my goodness! This looks amazing!!!
This recipe is calling my name! It looks so delicious! Can’t wait to give it a try next time I make ribs!
This cheesy bacon corn looks sooooo good! I will be giving this a try when we have our next BBQ. Thanks so much for sharing with #MMBC. 🙂