Cajun smothered corn
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Strips bacon; cut in 1/2\" pieces | |
| 1 | cup | Onion; finely chopped |
| 1 | small | Red bell pepper; seeded and minced |
| 1 | Rib celery; finely minced | |
| 2 | mediums | Cloves garlic; peeled and minced |
| 4 | cups | Frozen corn kernels; thawed |
| 1 | cup | Canned tomatoes; broken up |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Paprika |
| 1 | teaspoon | Dried basil; crushed |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Dried thyme; crushed |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground red; (cayenne) pepper |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| Freshly ground pepper to taste | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Lime juice |
Directions
Put bacon into saucepan, set over medium heat and fry until crisp. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Crumble bacon; set aside. Add onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic to pan. Saute 3 minutes. Cover pan; cook 5 minutes. Add corn, tomatoes, paprika, basil, thyme, cayenne, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until corn is heated through and flavors have blended. Add bacon and lime juice. Stir 1 minute; serve.
Per serving: 135 Calories; 3g Fat (15% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 27g Carbohydrate; 3mg Cholesterol; 401mg Sodium Recipe by: From the Seattle Times Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Lisa Minor <lisa@...> on Mar 3, 1998