Hot Corn Chile Dip

  4.6 – 69 reviews  • Make Ahead
Level: Easy
Total: 50 min
Active: 25 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 5 ears fresh corn, shucked
  2. 1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) butter
  3. 2 cloves garlic, minced
  4. 2 jalapenos, seeded and diced finely
  5. 1 medium onion, diced
  6. 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
  7. 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
  8. 2 cans diced green chiles
  9. 1 1/2 cups grated pepper-jack cheese
  10. 8 ounces cream cheese, softened.
  11. 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  12. 1/2 cup sour cream
  13. 3 green onions, sliced thin.
  14. Tortilla chips or pita crisps, for serving

Instructions

  1. Heat a grill on medium heat. Grill the corn until lots of the kernels have color. Cut off the kernels and set aside.
  2. If serving immediately, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, jalapenos, onions and green and red bell peppers. Cook for a few minutes, until the peppers get great color on the outside. Add the chiles and stir for 30 seconds. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, combine 1 cup of the pepper-jack, the cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream and green onions and stir until combined. Add the reserved corn and veggie mixture and stir to combine thoroughly. Pour into a small baking dish. Bake immediately, or cover with foil and refrigerate up to 48 hours.
  5. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup cheese over the top and bake until bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips or pita crisps.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 8 servings
Calories 500
Total Fat 40 g
Saturated Fat 18 g
Carbohydrates 27 g
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Sugar 8 g
Protein 11 g
Cholesterol 83 mg
Sodium 633 mg

Reviews

Christina Guerra
Yes! this is a great party appetizer – Super Bowl hit! First time I tried this recipe and it’s definitely going in my keeper file. Guests stayed around the bowl eating with tortilla chips until it was gone – I knew I’d be making it for many upcoming parties ……I love having something like this to count on as we entertain often, it’s easy and delicious.
David Stephens
Very good made 8-2-2020
Steven Perez
Made this recipe tonight for an appetizer for our family Sunday dinner, it was a big hit. Very easy and very tasty. 
Jill Rosario
My husband loved this so much he ate it over a three day period! It was so hearty we had appetizers for dinner!
Melissa Walker
Plain and simple. It’s fabulous!
Donald Anderson
My family loved this dip. Everyone stayed close to the bowl. I used a bag of frozen corn and browned in a cast iron skillet. I added more cheese and a half packet of taco seasoning to the veggies. Otherwise made it like she did. It was awesome.
Christopher Simon
I’m curious if I could use canned fire-roasted corn instead of grilling the corn. Has anyone tried this?  Thank you!
Yesenia Webb MD
Agree with some others, bland bec. of the cream cheese.  1/2 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper perk it up.  Hint for the corn from Emeril’s Hot Corn Dip–yum!  1 Tb butter heavy skillet med-high heat.  Add corn, s&p;  cook, stirring, about 5 min. till corn golden brown–will make a popping sound.  Into a dish.  More butter, proceed with recipe–onions, peppers, etc.  Adds flavor. 
Jonathan Fernandez
I took this to a friends as a game day app and it was a huge hit! It is so addicting!!
Julie Norman
I read many of these reviews as I planned to make this for our NYE events.  I actually made three pans of it to share at parties and to have for the football game day spread. After seeing the concerns regarding blandness, I compensated for that and sprinkled season salt on the veggies as they cooked and Cajun seasoning on the thawed frozen corn as I roasted it on a sheet pan in the oven.  The result was an ooey-gooey full flavor dip that met with rave reviews from everyone!  An absolute keeper!    Thank you Ree!

 

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