Liven up a simple summer supper with this easy, Seasoned Corn Off the Cob. It comes together in minutes and makes for an ideal side dish without the fuss.
Sweet corn is a summer-fall dish for me. It’s not something I particularly crave in winter or even spring. But once summer starts to peek it’s head around the corner, corn comes to mind. It goes great with grilled meats, big salads, and pretty much every summer menu plan you can dream up.
Boiled corn on the cob was a regular feature on our dinner table when I was growing up. I loved it slathered in butter and salted generously.
Today, while my kids love gnawing on the cob, I prefer it off the cob. It’s so much easier to eat that way, and I don’t spend the evening picking silk strings out of my teeth. TMI?
One of my favorite ways to serve corn is off the cob as well. It’s so much simpler than wielding a tower of corn cobs, hoping none fall off, waiting for the butter hog to pass the butter, etc. Plus, you don’t have the shorn cobs to deal with later when you’re clearing the table.
Corn off the cob is just simpler in so many ways: easier to eat, easier to serve, easier to prepare. Plus, you can stock up on bags of corn on sale and fill your freezer.
You can also cut the kernels off your own farm fresh corn cobs if you’d rather. I’ve done that when we got a produce box, and I was always very happy to pull “fresh” corn out of the freezer. I’d say commercially frozen corn is not bad at all, but it’s true, it can’t compete with fresh sweet corn.
Other favorite corn recipes
- Corn Salad
- Sauteed Corn with Fresh Thyme
- Santa Fe Salad with Chicken, Corn, and Black Beans
- Escalloped Corn
This dish is perfectly simple, comes together in about ten minutes and won’t heat up the kitchen or require you to heft big pots of steaming water over to the sink. And it still tastes of summer. Without all the work.
Seasoned Corn Off the Cob
Liven up a simple summer supper with this easy, Seasoned Corn Off the Cob. It comes together in minutes and makes for an ideal side dish without the fuss.
Preparation Time:2 minutes
Cook time:10 minutes
Total time:12 minutes
4 to 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 10 ounce package frozen corn
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon dried dill
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon shredded parmesan cheese
- chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions:
- In a large skillet over medium heat, place the corn and 1/4 cup water. Simmer for 4 minutes or until the corn is hot. Drain off the water.
- Add the butter to the hot corn and melt, stirring. Add the dill, chili powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Toss in the cheese and cilantro. Serve hot.
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Interesting idea. I’ll be the first to agree that the frozen corn in the store doesn’t compare to fresh from the field frozen corn. But I no longer receive lots of the fresh grown and frozen kind. So I am slowly learning to settle for what they have at the store.
I usually cook frozen corn and other vegetables by putting them in a corning-ware casserole and microwaving them. That way I don’t have to drain the water off. But, next time I think I will try adding the butter and seasonings and see if that doesn’t improve the flavor and make up for the lack in the store bought variety.
Thanks for the idea and the other links. I’m going to try the thyme seasoning, for sure.
Let me know what you think!
We almost always eat our corn off the cob. Like you said it is so much easier and less messy. We did sixty ears of fresh corn off the cob last year supporting a friend’s farm stand with an electric knife and a bundt pan on a large cookie sheet. It kept the mess contained and we got 50 bags of corn>
I’ll give this recipe a try for something different
What a great summer preserving project!
I didn’t know corn was “allowed” on the whole 30 diet? I’m new at this!
Corn is not allowed on the Whole 30 diet. Not all my recipes are Whole 30. You’ll want to limit your search to those here: https://goodcheapeats.com/category/whole-30/