12 Comforting Recipes to Make with Creamed Corn

Corn is one of our favorite ingredients to cook with—in all its forms. It’s sweet and delicious when fresh from the cob, perfect for perking up salads and pasta dishes. It’s a must-have in every freezer—and essential for weeknight dinners. And when you’re cooking from the pantry, nothing is more valuable than a few cans of creamed corn. You can use it to add richness to homemade cornbread, turn it into a savory pudding or casserole—and it's a clever shortcut when you're making homemade ice cream. Yep, ice cream. One of our favorite ways to use creamed corn, though, has to be this quick side dish that goes from mixing bowl to oven in less than 10 minutes. It’s loaded up with Cheddar cheese and chives for flavor, and bakes up wonderfully golden-brown and puffy.

These fluffy spoon breads pack in a lot of rich corn flavor with a hint of chipotle kick. Serve them as a side dish for dinner, and then toast the leftovers (if there are any) for breakfast.

This recipe is inspired by a sweet corn and chicken soup that Aarti ate as a kid at her favorite Chinese restaurant. It's loaded with veggies and flavorful spices—and is the perfect cold-weather comfort food.

This recipe is a nod to a well-loved American dish that’s usually based off a box of corn muffin mix. In this version, the mix was replaced by cornmeal, 3 different cheeses and a blend of spices. The result is a custardy hybrid of savory pudding and cornbread.