Basil Butter Corn is salty with sweet corn, fresh garden basil, and sprinkled with shredded Parmesan cheese. The perfect summer side dish!

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Basil Butter Corn

Hi Everyone, I have a perfect, garden-inspired, Summer side for you: Basil Butter Corn.

Let's talk about the key ingredients for this Basil Butter Corn recipe.

We have basil leaves and flowers fresh from my garden.

Butter and salt: I use Kosher salt because I love the big flakes of salt and I like using salted butter for this recipe.

Pepper: The pepper has to be fresh ground pepper and I used a pepper medley to get more of a depth of flavor.

Basil: I used basil leaves and flowers fresh from my garden.

We also have more corn recipes on LLS: Boiled Butter Corn, Corn Soufflé, and Slow Cooker Pork Corn Stew.

I know you will love this Basil Butter Corn recipe!

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Basil Butter Corn

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 12 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 17 minutes

Basil Butter Corn is salty with sweet corn, fresh garden basil, and sprinkled with shredded Parmesan cheese. The perfect summer side dish!

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Ingredients

• 6 ears sweet corn, shucked
• salted butter, to taste
• 1 tablespoon Kosher salt, or desired amount, for salting the water during boiling
• fresh ground pepper medley, or black pepper to taste
• Kosher salt, to taste, for serving
• shredded Parmesan cheese, optional

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot (or Dutch oven) of water to boil. Add 1 tablespoon of salt to the water.
2. Add the shucked corn. Allow to bring to a boil again and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Remove corn onto a plate and butter while it's hot. Season with salt, fresh ground pepper, chopped basil, and optional shredded Parmesan cheese. Serve while hot, enjoy!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 99Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 1186mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 3g

Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.

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