New Orleans Scalloped Corn
Ingredients
- 4 tsp butter
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 large sweet red pepper, finely chopped
- 4 C frozen corn
- 2 large eggs
- 1 C fat-free milk
- 1 tbs sugar
- 1 to 2 tsp hot pepper sauce
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1¼ C crushed reduced-fat butter-flavored crackers (about 30 crackers)
- 5 green onions, sliced
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and pepper; cook and stir until tender.
- Add corn; heat through, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
- In a small bowl, whisk eggs, milk, sugar, pepper sauce, thyme, salt and pepper
- Add to corn mixture, then stir in crushed crackers and green onions.
- Transfer to a 2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- Bake, uncovered, 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Michael Fritsche
mbf@fritsche.org