Slow Cooker Bacon Jalapeño Creamed Corn

Are you looking for an easy comfort side dish that can be prepped ahead of time and is bursting with flavor? This Slow Cooker Bacon Jalapeño Creamed Corn is a family favorite that's perfect for fall! Made with corn, cream cheese, roasted jalapeños, and bacon, this is not your average side dish.

It's usually hard enough for me to think of what to make as our main dish for dinner.

So when it comes to a side dish to go along with it, I'm often stuck. That's where this decadent spicy side dish comes in.

This easy bacon jalapeño creamed corn only takes five ingredients and it cooks mindlessly in a slow cooker. It goes with so many entrees that it's the perfect side dish to keep in your back pocket.

I've been making this slow cooker creamed corn for years.

I didn't grow up in the South, but I sure do love southern cooking. So when we moved to North Carolina, this easy side dish became a regular rotation for us all year round!

I just recently had the brilliant idea, if I say so myself, to add bacon and jalapeño. Because when are bacon and a little spice NOT a good idea?

For the jalapeños, I decided to roast them before adding them to the slow-cooked corn.

When you roast peppers of any kind (well, except bell peppers), it brings out the flavor and spiciness of the pepper.

It is possible also just to sauté the peppers, but I highly recommend it instead.

When you sauté spicy peppers, they release some of their liquid into the air, which can make the room feel like it has a bit of pepper spray in it. Not the best idea 😉 (And yes, we learned that the hard way).

Both the bacon and the jalapeños should be added after the corn is finished, before serving. No one likes soggy bacon and peppers.

This side dish can go with so many entrees, like these baked chicken meatballs, smoked sugar rubbed pork chops, or cast iron grilled steaks.

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Slow Cooker Bacon Jalapeño Creamed Corn

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes

Looking for an easy comfort side dish that can be prepped ahead of time and is bursting with flavor? This Slow Cooker Bacon Jalapeño Creamed Corn is a family favorite that's perfect for fall! Made with corn, cream cheese, roasted jalapeños and bacon, this is not your average side dish.

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Ingredients

• 24 ounces frozen corn
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter, cubed
• 8 ounces cream cheese, cubed
• 4 slices of cooked bacon
• 2 jalapeño peppers

Instructions

1. Pour corn into slow cooker and cook on high for 30 minutes (to thaw).
2. Then pour in milk, sugar, salt and pepper and stir.
3. On top of corn mixture, add cubed butter and cream cheese. Do not stir.
4. Cook on high for 3-4 hours until butter and cream cheese have melted.
5. Before serving, cook bacon (if needed) and chop into small pieces.
6. Roast whole jalapeño on a baking sheet by broiling on high for 10 minutes. Flip peppers over and cook the other side for 10 minutes also. Dice jalapeño once cooked, wash hands immediately!
7. Stir corn mixture.
8. Stir bacon and diced jalapeño into corn in slow cooker.
9. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 440Total Fat: 33gSaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 627mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 3gSugar: 9gProtein: 10g

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