30 Sweet Corn Recipes

Cook sweet corn 3 to 5 minutes in boiling water, then try a new taste with one of our flavored butters, including Serrano Chile Butter and Gorgonzola-Bacon Butter and Lemon-Parsley Butter. They're great on other veggies, too!

Buttery Corn on the Cob

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In Mexico, grilled corn comes coated in mayonnaise, lime, cheese and cilantro. We just added pasta, plus lots of green onion for bite. It's a macaroni salad that's anything but basic.

Mexican Street Corn Macaroni Salad recipe.

This comfort food hotdish offers a new twist on the usual hash brown casserole. Try it for everyday meals as well as potlucks!

Chicken and Corn Hash-Brown Bake

This phenomenally good corn recipe from Janene Holig of Hot Indian in Minneapolis calls for making your own garam masala, an Indian spice blend, from whole spices that you toast and grind. It’s not hard and produces the freshest spice flavor. But if you don’t have a spice grinder, you can make the blend using pre-ground spices—or just cheat and purchase garam masala (available at large supermarkets or specialty stores) and give it a quick toast to release the oils.

Indian-Spiced Grilled Corn with Butter, Lime and Cilantro

This cilantro-flecked confetti salad from Little Eater in Columbus, Ohio, can be served at any temperature. The Southwest-inspired dressing is mild, so the flavors of just-picked sweet corn and peppers shine through.

Sweet Corn and Black Bean Succotash 

This dish is perfect for entertaining. Get guests involved: One can stir the risotto while another tosses a salad. Don't rush risotto; it takes time and stirring.

Fresh Corn Risotto with Wild Rice and Pancetta

Shredded chicken makes this gorgeous salad hearty enough to serve on its own for dinner.

Corn and Tomato Pasta Salad

With just 5 ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes, this colorful, family-friendly meal is sure to earn a spot in your summer weeknight dinner rotation.

Mustardy Grilled Corn and Sausage Kabobs

Mix sweet dressing, fresh veggies and spicy jalapeños to create a fresh-tasting potluck salad that has only 77 calories per serving.

Fresh Corn Salad

Fresh corn blends with canned cream-style corn for a summertime take on this favorite side dish. Toasted and buttered crushed crackers add more texture to the top of the casserole. You can use frozen whole kernel corn when fresh corn isn't available.

Old-Fashioned Scalloped Corn

Trade bruschetta's traditional tomato for sunny sweet corn in this quick recipe from the cookbook Sweet Corn Spectacular (www.mhspress.org).

Sweet Corn Bruschetta

We love the sweet heat of this sunny salsa. This recipe comes from the Glass Rooster Cannery cooking school and farm store in Sunbury, Ohio.

Mexican Corn Salsa

Corn adds sweet flavor and crisp texture to this easy pizza. The pesto practically melts into the warm crust for a flavor-packed base.

Sweet Corn Pizza

Blueberries add a pop of juiciness, while corn contributes sweet crispness to this fresh-tasting relish. It's good over grilled meat, poultry or fish.

Sweet-Hot Corn and Blueberry Relish

Sweet corn and soybeans bring a taste of summer to this hearty, healthy chowder that goes together with only a little chopping. Creamed corn adds body to the colorful bowl of soup.

Summer Corn Chowder

For a party, assemble the day ahead and serve with from-scratch tortilla chips or your favorite purchased chips.

Fresh Corn and Avocado Pico de Gallo

Paired with salad, these sweet bacon-studded cakes work well as a light lunch, or you can make mini versions to serve as a party snack.

Cornmeal Griddle Cakes with Sauteed Corn

Corn bread gets a makeover in this recipe that includes either whole kernels of fresh summer corn or canned corn, if you're short on time. Spice it up with some cumin or chili powder.

Corn-on-Corn Bread

Corn in a dessert? Corn kernels and cobs steep in half-and-half along with spices. Topped with caramel sauce, the golden dessert reminds you of caramel corn.

Sweet Corn Ice Cream

Use corn husks to package your fish fillets in this main dish. Roasting the corn for the salsa intensifies its flavor. Serve with tortilla chips for scooping up any leftover salsa on your plate.

Corn-Roasted Walleye

Diced green chile peppers give this baked and cheesy dish character with some hotness. We like the crunch from the saltine crackers, too. The recipe comes from Triangle Ranch Bed and Breakfast in western South Dakota, where guests enjoy hearty meals prepared by B&B owner Lyndy Ireland.

Triangle Ranch Scalloped Corn

This salad bursts with the flavor of fresh vegetables, cilantro and black beans. The recipe, from a Kettering, Ohio, reader, is loaded with vitamins A and C -- and packs a wallop in fiber, too.

Garden Corn and Black Bean Salad

Cream cheese adds extra creaminess to this corn side-dish recipe. Bake in the oven, or follow the slow-cooker directions.

Creamed Corn Casserole

Homemade tomato relish tops a cheesy summer soufflé full of fresh corn and shredded zucchini.

 Corn and Zucchini Pan Soufflé

A mixture of Parmesan and ricotta cheeses bakes on a store-bought crust. Top it with corn, chicken, sweet pepper, lemon peel, goat cheese and herbs in this creative recipe.

Chicken and Corn Pizza

Lime juice adds punch to this sweet and tangy salsa. The recipe comes from Rhoads Farm Market near Circleville, Ohio.

Corn Salsa

Long before corn stick pans and muffin tins, a skillet was the choice for making corn bread. This traditional recipe comes from a bed-and-breakfast in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Skillet Corn Bread

Fresh sweet corn and a generous amount of zucchini star in a simple summer soup, ready in just 35 minutes.

Zucchini-Corn Soup with Crispy Bacon 

Homemade salsa bursts with freshness thanks to straight-from-the-garden corn, tomatoes and sweet peppers. Chipotle chiles add a hint of heat alongside the tangy lime juice. It's like a bite of summer when scooped up on corn chips. You can also serve it with grilled meat or poultry.

Fresh Corn, Tomato and Chipotle Chile Salsa

Pea pods add delightful crunch to a creamy mixture of chicken, corn, rice and cheese.

Corn-Mushroom Risotto with Chicken

Plenty of meat, potatoes and corn make a satisfying meal-in-a-bowl. "It never fails to receive rave reviews," notes one of our website readers. "One of my all-time favorite soups!"

Corn-Sausage Chowder

Lightly charring corn kernels under the broiler adds a pleasant smoky flavor to this make-ahead dip.

Charred Corn Guacamole with Tortilla Crisps