Pepper Jack Creamed Corn
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 white onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 jalapeno diced
- 4 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 cup half and half or heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup milk
- 4 cups corn frozen fresh or canned is fine
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoke paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup sharp yellow cheddar grated
- 1 cup pepper jack cheese grated
- ¼ cup chives chopped, for garnishing
Instructions
- Heat up the butter in a pot on med high heat, add in the onion, bell peppers and diced jalapeños. Cook this for 2-4 mins.
- Next sprinkle in the flour and cook until the flour is golden brown, add in the half and half, milk, spices and both cheese's. Stir until everything is well combined and all in your corn.
- Transfer corn into a serving dish and sprinkle with chives, scallion or toasted panko bread crumbs. Enjoy!
Notes
- Roasting the corn is optional but highly recommended it, I just slightly cooked the corn in a skillet with a little bit of butter.
- I used a mixture of fresh and canned corn for this recipe.