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Creamy Southwestern Corn

As far as sides go this is one of my favorites. I can't tell you what it goes with aside from like chicken or whatever. Just know it's super great and it tastes great. I threw this together a few years ago because I needed a side dish to bring to a potluck and it killed!

Creamy Southwestern Corn

Ingredients:
  • 3 TBSP butter
  • 2 C fresh corn or 1 (16 oz) pkg frozen corn
  • 4-6 oz cream cheese, room temp.
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 1 TBSP lime juice
  • 1/4 C tomato, diced
  • 1/4 C green bell pepper, diced
  • 1/4 C red bell pepper, diced
  • 1/4 C red onion, diced
  • 1/2 C canned black beans, strained, rinsed, and dried
  • 1 jalapeno, diced
  • 1-2 tsp sugar
  • fresh cilantro, chopped (or dried), to taste + some for garnish
  • cumin, to taste
  • chili powder, to taste
  • paprika, to taste
  • salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
  1. Melt butter in a large skillet and add corn, sugar, onions, jalapeno, tomato, beans, green and red pepper. Saute in butter. 
  2. Once veggies are softened, season and add cream cheese, lime juice and cilantro.
  3. Mix together until cream cheese is thoroughly and equally melted throughout. 
There we go! Another super easy one. With this one, for an added depth of flavor, don't be afraid to buy ears of corn and grill them before taking the corn off of it. Or even roasting it in the oven. 
Until next time
-S

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