Kansas City–Style Cheesy Corn

Name: Kansas City–Style Cheesy Corn
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 slices, bacon, cut into ½-inch pieces; 4 ears, corn, kernels cut from cobs (3 cups); 4 ounces, ham steak, cut into ½-inch pieces; 1 cup, whole milk; 8 ounces, cream cheese; 1 teaspoon, granulated garlic; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 6 ounces yellow, cheddar cheese, shredded (1½ cups), divided

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2020

Think of it as mac and cheese, only with corn standing in for pasta.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME40 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For this more-cheese-than-corn BBQ side, we turned to cream cheese for a rich, tangy base and combined it in a saucepan with corn, milk (to smooth the mixture out), granulated garlic, and a pinch of cayenne pepper for savoriness and a gentl...

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