15-Minute Corn Casserole with Cream Cheese and Ham.
This corn casserole with cream cheese comes together in just 15 minutes, no canned soup and no long oven bake required. Fresh or frozen corn, block cream cheese, hand-grated cheddar, and cubed ham cook together on the stovetop, then get a quick pass under the broiler for a golden, bubbly top. It's the kind of side dish you can pull together while everything else is already cooking.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups frozen or fresh corn
- 4 ounces cooked ham (cut into cubes, about 1 cup)
- 1 cup milk
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 6 ounces cheddar cheese (1 ½ cups shredded)
Instructions
- If you're using frozen corn, let it come to room temperature or microwave it for a minute or two to thaw.
- In a saucepan, add milk, cream cheese, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and hot sauce, and cook over medium heat until the cream cheese has melted.
- Add corn and ham and continue to cook until it starts to bubble. Remove from the heat and add 1 cup of the shredded cheese. Stir until melted.
- Pour into a casserole dish and top with remaining cheese.
- Place 6 inches under the broiler and cook until the top is browned, about 2-3 minutes. Watch it carefully so that it doesn’t burn.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- Cut the cream cheese into small chunks before it goes in the pan. It melts smoothly instead of leaving lumps in the sauce.
- Take the pan off the heat before stirring in the shredded cheddar. Adding it off the heat keeps the sauce silky instead of grainy.
- Drain frozen corn well after thawing so the sauce doesn't turn watery.
- This recipe doubles easily for a crowd, just use a larger dish so the layer isn't too thick to broil evenly.
Nutrition
Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 563mg | Potassium: 272mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 797IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 219mg | Iron: 0.5mg
