This Small Batch Corn Casserole is the perfect blend of sweet corn, creamy texture, and golden, cheesy comfort. Made with simple pantry ingredients and baked until fluffy inside and lightly crisp around the edges, it's a cozy side dish that right at home on any table.
Whether you are cooking for one or two, or just want a smaller, fuss-free version of a classic favorite, this easy corn casserole delivers big flavour in a perfectly sized dish.
- 2 rashers of streaky bacon
- 1/4 cup (28g) finely chopped onion
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup (43g) cornmeal
- 1/4 cup (30g) plain all-purpose flour
- 2 TBS (24g) sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 large egg yolk (freeze the white for another use)
- 1/4 cup (57g) sour cream
- 1/4 cup (60ml) milk
- 2 TBS (28g) butter, melted
- 1 cup (154g) corn kernels
- 1/2 cup (40g) shredded white cheddar
- 2 TBS chopped green onions, optional
- Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Butter a deep 5 by 5 inch glass casserole dish and set aside. (You could use a cooking spray, but I prefer to use butter.)
- Fry the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove to a piece of paper towel to drain and then crumble. (Draining it well helps to keep your casserole from being too greasy.)
- Add the onions to the bacon drippings and cook, for about 2 minutes, until soft. Stir in the garlic and remove the pan from the heat. Leave to cool. (Cooling it makes sure that your eggs don't start to cook when you add it to them.)
- Whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a bowl. (I use a small wire whisk.)
- Whisk the egg yolk, sour cream, milk and melted butter together in a beaker until smooth. Fold in the crumbled bacon, onion/garlic mixture, corn and 2 TBS of the cheese. (I whisk the egg bit with a whisk and then fold in the solid ingredients with a spoon.)
- Add this mixture to the dry ingredients and fold together just until combined. (Do not overmix.)
- Spoon this mixture into the prepared baking dish. Set on a rimmed baking sheet. (Just in case you have a spill-over.)
- Bake for 30 minutes until the tip of a knife inserted near the center comes out clean and the edges are golden brown. (It will not be completely set, but close.)
- Mix the remainder of the cheese together with the spring onions (if using) and sprinkle over top of the casserole. Return to the oven and bake for 5 minutes longer until the center is set. (A toothpick inserted in the center will come out clean.)
- Serve warm. (Spoon out and enjoy!)

Corn Casserole, The Small Batch
A cheesy corn casserole that doesn't use creamed corn. No waste here. Rich and delicious! Quick and easy to make as well. This makes a wonderful side.
Ingredients
- 2 rashers of streaky bacon
- 1/4 cup (28g) finely chopped onion
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup (43g) cornmeal
- 1/4 cup (30g) plain all-purpose flour
- 2 TBS (24g) sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 large egg yolk (freeze the white for another use)
- 1/4 cup (57g) sour cream
- 1/4 cup (60ml) milk
- 2 TBS (28g) butter, melted
- 1 cup (154g) corn kernels
- 1/2 cup (40g) shredded white cheddar
- 2 TBS chopped green onions, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Butter a deep 5 by 5 inch glass casserole dish and set aside.
- Fry the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove to a piece of paper towel to drain and then crumble.
- Add the onions to the bacon drippings and cook, for about 2 minutes, until soft. Stir in the garlic and remove the pan from the heat. Leave to cool.
- Whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
- Whisk the egg yolk, sour cream, milk and melted butter together in a beaker until smooth. Fold in the crumbled bacon, onion/garlic mixture, corn and 2 TBS of the cheese.
- Add this mixture to the dry ingredients and fold together just until combined. Do not overmix.
- Spoon this mixture into the prepared baking dish. Set on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake for 30 minutes until the tip of a knife inserted near the center comes out clean and the edges are golden brown.
- Mix the remainder of the cheese together with the spring onions (if using) and sprinkle over top of the casserole. Return to the oven and bake for 5 minutes longer until the center is set.
- Serve warm.
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One thing which I really love about autumn is that we start to want to eat soups, stews and casseroles and to move away from lighter eating. Our bodies begin to crave heartier! Heartier doesn't always have to equate with heavier, or calorie laden however! This soup is a great example of hearty sustenance, yet light!
A simple mix of root vegetables are cut up and roasted in the oven with just a touch of oil to help to caramelize them a bit. Roasting and caramelising vegetables really brings out their natural sweetness and earthiness in some cases . . . Carrots and parsnips are especially suited to roasting.
Today I roasted parsnips, carrots, sweet potatoes, swede (rutabaga), red onions and shallots. But you could use any combination of vegetables you like. Butternut squash would also be lovely. I scattered some herbs and seasoning over the veg before roasting.
Once the vegetables have nicely roasted you simply combine them in a pot with vegetable or chicken stock and simmer them until they are very, very soft . . . Once that happens I use my stick/immersion blender and blitz them util they are smooth. You could also put the soup through a sieve to make the mixture really smooth. I'm rather lazy so I just use the immersion blender.
You an add a bit of extra hot stock to make sure that you have a nice soup consistency. You don't want it to end up like a vegetable puree. I like my soups a bit thick, but I don't want to be eating baby food, if you know what I mean!
This really is a lovely soup. Quick and easy to make and loaded with bags of flavor. A hot bowl of this goes very nicely with some crusty bread or even a sandwich. Its so tasty that you might want to double the recipe and freeze some for a future date!
Low in fat, high in fibre and vitamins, and easy on the pocketbook, this soup spells winner all round! This delicious soup is a really tasty way to get in some of your five a day!
- 4 pounds assorted root vegetables, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks (I like to use a mix of carrots, sweet potatoes, parsnips, rutabaga, onions, and shallots)
- 2 - 3 TBS olive oil
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp thyme leaves (you could use a couple sprigs of fresh thyme if you have it)
- 6 to 8 cups (1 1/2 to 2 litres) of good chicken stock.
- Preheat the oven to 220*C/425*F/ gas mark 7. (Have ready a large baking sheet. I like to line with foil and butter it.)
- Prepare all of your vegetables and then toss the vegetables in a bowl along with the oil, sea salt, black pepper and thyme. (I like to cut the vegetables into fairly like sized pieces, or as close to it as I can, so that they all roast in about the same amount of time.)
- Spread out on a lightly buttered baking sheet in a single layer. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes until tender, giving them a stir a couple of times. (Stirring them makes sure that they will caramelize evenly.)
- Heat 6 1/2 cups (1.5 liter) of the chicken stock in a saucepan until hot. (I used reconstituted Better Than Bouillon.)
- Add the roasted vegetables and heat through. (Make sure everything is hot. You could simmer it for a few minutes just to make sure that the vegetables are thoroughly cooked through as well. You actually want them to be quite soft.)
- Remove from the heat and, using an immersion blender, blitz until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary. (If the soup is too thick, thin with the remaining chicken stock until you have the consistency you want.)
- Heat through again and serve hot, ladled into heated bowls or mugs.
1. There are a lot of really great ready made stocks available in the shops these days, but often they can be high in salt. I always try to make my own stock when I have bones left from a roast or ham or chicken.
- Just pop the bones into a saucepan (you can roast them first to brown them off in a hot oven. This will greatly amplify their flavor. 450*F/230*C until they are crisp and golden brown). Add an onion, peeled, several stalks of celery, a large carrot peeled, some pepper corns and salt. You can also add some fresh herbs if you have them like parsley and thyme. Bring to the boil.
- Skim off any foam and discard. Simmer over low heat for an hour or so. Obviously the longer you simmer it the more flavor filled it will be. Strain through a sieve and then pack into one or two cup containers to use when needed. You can also freeze it in ice cube trays for when you only need a spoonful or two.
Roasted Root Vegetable Soup
One of my favourite soups to make in the autumn when all of the root vegetables are ripe for the pulling and the days are becoming cooler. Delicious. Its a balance to end up with soup instead of vegetable puree, so make sure you add enough stock so this doesn't happen. The amount will largely depend on the vegetables you use!
Ingredients
- 4 pounds assorted root vegetables, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks (I like to use a mix of carrots, sweet potatoes, parsnips, rutabaga, onions, and shallots)
- 2 - 3 TBS olive oil
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp thyme leaves (you could use a couple sprigs of fresh thyme if you have it)
- 6 to 8 cups (1 1/2 to 2 litres) of good chicken stock.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220*C/425*F/ gas mark 7.
- Prepare all of your vegetables and then toss the vegetables in a bowl along with the oil, sea salt, black pepper and thyme.
- Spread out on a lightly buttered baking sheet in a single layer. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes until tender, giving them a stir a couple of times.
- Heat 6 1/2 cups (1.5 liter) of the chicken stock in a saucepan until hot.
- Add the roasted vegetables and heat through.
- Remove from the heat and, using an immersion blender, blitz until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary. If the soup is too thick, thin with the remaining chicken stock until you have the consistency you want.
- Heat through again and serve hot, ladled into heated bowls or mugs.
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