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    Cowboy Corn Casserole

    Published: May 27, 2023 by Ang Paris · Leave a Comment
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    This tasty side dish is a little sweet, a bit smoky, and totally cheesy. It's perfect for cookouts, potlucks, and barbecues!
    Total Time 35 minutes minutes
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    Cheesy Corn Casserole - This tasty side dish is a little sweet, a bit smoky, and totally cheesy. It's perfect for cookouts, potlucks, and barbecues! via @jugglingactmama

    Cowboy Corn Casserole is a creamy and cheesy side dish full of sweet corn, salty bacon, and our smoky seasoning mix.

    Close up of Cowboy Corn Casserole in a white baking dish next to an individual portion in a small bowl.
    Crispy bacon adds the perfect texture to this cheesy casserole dish!
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    • ❤️ Why You'll Love This Recipe
    • 🧂 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🥄Equipment
    • ⭐ Tip
    • 🍲 Storage
    • Slow Cooker Instructions
    • Grilling Instructions
    • 📖 Variations
    • 🍴 Serving Suggestions
    • 😋 Similar Recipes
    • Cowboy Corn Casserole
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    There's something about a cheesy dish with bacon and cream cheese that just screams comfort food. This creamy corn casserole is the perfect side dish to complete any delicious meal.

    Our Cowboy Seasoning is a combination of chili powder, cumin, ground coffee, paprika, brown sugar, dry mustard, coriander, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper that lends a slightly sweet, but smoky, spicy flavor to the casserole.

    Unlike cowboy cornbread casserole, this does not have pinto beans, ground beef or a cornbread mixture on top. (But don't worry, that tasty recipe will be coming soon!) This cowboy casserole recipe is strickly a side dish.

    ❤️ Why You'll Love This Recipe

    • Perfect side dish for cookouts, or anytime you want to make an out-of-the-box side dish.
    • Crispy, salty, and smokey bacon adds yummy texture to this casserole.
    • Creamy and cheesy corn filling.
    Bowls of ingredients to make Cowboy Corn Casserole including milk, bacon, corn, cheese, cream cheese, flour, and cowboy seasoning mix.
    To make this cowcoy casserole recipe, you only need a few simple ingredients, along with our Cowboy Seasoning Mix.

    🧂 Ingredients

    • cream cheese
    • whole milk
    • flour
    • Cowboy Seasoning
    • frozen whole-kernel corn
    • shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
    • bacon
    • kosher salt and black pepper
    • chives (optional)

    This is meant to be a brief overview of the cowboy corn casserole recipe. For step-by-step instructions and a full printable recipe card with ingredients, please scroll down to the teal box below or Jump to Recipe.

    🔪 Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
    2. In a large bowl, whisk cream cheese, milk, flour, and cowboy seasoning mix until combined.
    3. Fold in corn, 2 ½ cups shredded cheese, and season with salt and pepper.
    4. Sprinkle the remaining cheese and cooked bacon on top of the casserole and bake for 20 minutes until it is golden brown on top.
    5. Let cool for 5 minutes, then garnish with chives.
    6. Serve hot.
    How to Make Cowboy Corn Casserole collage.

    🥄Equipment

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    Here is what you will need to make this cheesy corn casserole with cream cheese and bacon:

    • Large Mixing Bowl
    • Measuring Spoons and Liquid Measuring Cup
    • 9x13 Baking dish or a large skillet
    • Whisk, Rubber Spatula, and Wooden Spoon

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    ⭐ Tip

    Be sure to use whole kernels of corn and not cream corn or the dish will be too soupy.

    🍲 Storage

    To Store: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. (These are my favorite airtight containers.)

    To Reheat: Reheat individual portions in the microwave.

    Slow Cooker Instructions

    This crockpot method is super easy and a great way to keep your cowboy casserole warm for potlucks and parties.

    1. Add a light coating of cooking spray to the crock of the slow cooker.
    2. Prepare the corn mixture as per instructions, and transfer for the slow cooker.
    3. Cook on low for 4 hours or on high for 2 hours.
    4. Top with bacon just before serving so that it stays crispy.

    Grilling Instructions

    1. Prepare the casserole and transfer the mixture into an aluminum foil baking pan and cover with tinfoil.
    2. Cook at 350°F on indirect heat for 20 minutes.
    3. Allow the corn and bacon casserole to sit 5 minutes before serving.

    📖 Variations

    The first time you try any new recipe we recommend that you make it just as it is written on the recipe card since that is how the bacon corn casserole recipe has been tested. However, the next time you make our recipe, you might want to try one of these ideas:

    • Add a 15oz can of Rotel tomatoes and chilies to the corn casserole before baking.
    • For a spicy casserole, add 1 finely minced jalapeno to the corn mixture before baking.
    • Substitute taco seasoning for the Cowboy Seasoning, or add a touch more of your favorite seasoning like onion powder, garlic powder, or chili powder.
    • If it's in season, use fresh corn instead of frozen.
    • Substitute sour cream for the cream cheese.
    • Add a single layer of tater tots on top of the corn mixture. Allow the casserole to cook for 15 minutes before adding the extra cheese and bacon on top.
    • Add a can of black beans to the corn mixture for a more hearty dish.
    Close up of Cowboy Corn Casserole on a serving spoon.
    This easy recipe is so full of flavor. Get ready for this Corn Casserole to make a regular appearance at your cookouts!

    🍴 Serving Suggestions

    My husband absolutely loves adding a little squeeze of lime to his corn casserole, and my mom adds a little bit of butter. (She adds butter to everything!)

    For a hearty cowboy dinner, serve this along with our Cowboy Baked Beans and Grilled Top Sirloin Steak (new recipes coming soon!)

    It's great with any grilled protein - give it a try with our Petite Sirloin Steak, Spicy Grilled Chicken, or Grilled Ribeye Steak.

    I like to serve this in addition to my Butter Swim Biscuits or Cheesy Cornbread.

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    • Sweet Corn, Tomato, and Avocado Salsa: A healthy and hearty side dish or dip, this salsa is a summertime staple. It's delicious alongside steak or chicken but will taste just as yummy scooped up with chips.
    • Cornbread Sausage Stuffing Recipe: Perfect for holiday dinners, this cornbread sausage stuffing is packed with all the flavors you love about Thanksgiving—onions, apples, thyme, sage, and celery in a yummy sausage stuffing dish.

    And you don't want to miss these other delicious side dish recipes:

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    Not ready to make our delicious cowboy corn casserole yet? When you do make it, please come back and comment and leave me a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating below!

    Close up of Cowboy Corn Casserole topped with bacon in a white baking dish.

    Cowboy Corn Casserole

    This tasty side dish is a little sweet, a bit smoky, and totally cheesy. It's perfect for cookouts, potlucks, and barbecues!
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: cowboy corn casserole
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Author: Ang Paris

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    Equipment

    • Large Mixing Bowl
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Liquid Measuring Cup
    • 9x13 Baking dish
    • Whisk
    • Rubber Spatula
    • Wooden Spoon

    Ingredients

    • 4 oz. cream cheese softened to room temperature
    • ½ cup milk I use whole milk, you can also use heavy cream.
    • ¼ cup sour cream
    • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • 2½ teaspoons Cowboy Seasoning Mix
    • 4 ½ cups frozen corn defrosted
    • 3 cups shredded cheddar divided
    • 10 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
    • kosher salt
    • freshly ground black pepper
    • 2 tablespoons chives for garnish, optional

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
    • In a large bowl, whisk cream cheese, milk, sour cream, flour, and cowboy seasoning mix until combined.
      4 oz. cream cheese, ½ cup milk, ¼ cup sour cream, 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 2½ teaspoons Cowboy Seasoning Mix
    • Fold in corn, 2 ½ cups cheese, and bacon, and season with salt and pepper.
      3 cups shredded cheddar, 10 slices bacon, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, 4 ½ cups frozen corn
    • Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake for 20 minutes.
      3 cups shredded cheddar
    • Let cool for 5 minutes, then garnish with chives.
      2 tablespoons chives
    • Serve hot.

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    Notes

    Slow Cooker Instructions
    1. Add a light coating of cooking spray to the crock of the slow cooker.
    2. Prepare the corn mixture as per instructions, and transfer for the slow cooker.
    3. Cook on low for 4 hours or on high for 2 hours.
    4. Top with bacon just before serving so that it stays crispy.
    Grilling Instructions
    1. Prepare the casserole and transfer the mixture into an aluminum foil baking pan and cover with tinfoil.
    2. Cook at 350°F on indirect heat for 20 minutes.
    3. Allow to sit 5 minutes before serving.

    For best results, be sure to check our Tips and FAQs above with important tips and questions that can help your delicious recipe come out perfectly.

    Please Note: I am not a registered dietician. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.
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