Description
Spicy corn and bacon delight brings sizzling southwestern flavors to classic comfort cuisine. Crispy bacon, fresh corn kernels, and zesty peppers combine in a quick skillet dish you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Corn and Main Ingredients:
- 2 (15.25 ounces/433 grams) cans of whole kernel corn, approximately 3 cups
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
- 1 cup shredded Colby Jack or pepper jack cheese
- ¼ cup queso fresco
Spicy and Fresh Components:
- 2 jalapeños, seeded and diced
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 lime, half juiced, half cut into wedges for serving
- 2 teaspoons Tajin seasoning (optional)
Creamy Ingredients:
- 1 (8 ounces/226 grams) package cream cheese, cubed
- ⅔ cup sour cream
Serving Suggestion:
- Tortilla Chips or Fritos corn chips, for serving
Instructions
- Prepare the slow cooker by lightly greasing the interior surface to prevent sticking.
- Layer fresh corn kernels evenly across the bottom of the cooking vessel, creating a uniform base.
- Scatter finely chopped jalapeños throughout the corn for an intense, spicy kick.
- Distribute shredded cheese generously over the corn and pepper mixture, ensuring even coverage.
- Dollop sour cream strategically across the top, creating pockets of creamy texture.
- Sprinkle Tajin seasoning for an additional tangy and zesty flavor profile.
- Add cubed cream cheese, placing them randomly to create unexpected bursts of richness.
- Cover the slow cooker and set to low temperature, allowing ingredients to meld and heat through.
- Let the mixture simmer gently for approximately two hours, stirring occasionally to prevent bottom burning.
- Once cheese is fully melted and corn is tender, the dish is ready to serve hot as a decadent side or standalone appetizer.
Notes
- Tajin seasoning adds a zesty kick, transforming this creamy corn dish into a flavor explosion.
- Slow cooking lets bacon and corn meld together, creating rich, smoky undertones that’ll make mouths water.
- Cream cheese melts seamlessly, binding ingredients with velvety smoothness for an irresistible texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg