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We love making grilled corn on the cob and have perfected our very easy recipe. It’s an easy BBQ side dish and so kid friendly! We make corn on the cob as a side dish for a variety of meals–during the summer and winter.
Super Easy Grilled Corn on the Cob!
Corn on the cob is a classic recipe for the summer. When corn is fresh and in season there’s nothing better for pairing with our favorite BBQ recipes.
When I’m already cooking on the grill I want everything to be simple and in one place. This grilled corn on the cob recipe makes that totally possible. I can throw this corn on the grill and have it cooking while I’m making steaks for fajitas, or grilling chicken for gyros, etc.
Is this a 21 Day Fix grilled corn recipe?
Nope! You could alter this recipe to make it more friendly for the 21 Day Fix and Ultimate Portion Fix though. I’d swap out the butter for an approved oil and remember that corn is a yellow so you’d need to track it that way as well!
Can I have this grilled corn on the cob on Weight Watchers?
Of course! You can enjoy this delicious side dish recipe on Weight Watchers. The corn is free but you’ll need to track the butter.
1 Tbsp of butter is 5 Freestyle Smart Points. You can measure out your butter before you melt it and then distribute it evenly while grilling.
Are there other vegetables I can grill with my corn?
Absolutely! We love grilling vegetables to go along with our meats. I would also recommend grilling peppers, just halve them or grill them whole. Another great option is eggplant, or squash in slices or rings.
If you are grilling smaller veggies you can always use some aluminum foil across the grill to keep everything from falling through. We also enjoy our grill basket for stuff like carrots, Brussels srpouts, and more!
How do I make this delicious grilled corn recipe?
It takes just three easy steps to make my favorite grilled corn on the cob. It goes so well with our favorite grilling and BBQ recipes.
Here in Arizona we grill out most of the year. It’s one of the perks of this warmer climate, there’s no shortage of nice days to put dinner on the grill! Check out how we amplify our tradition corn on the cob with this quick recipe.
- Cut the ears of corn in half and place on the grill vertically.
- Melt a stick of butter with generous amounts of salt and pepper, and brush on the corn several times during roasting.
- Pull off the grill when it starts to blacken.
What can I make with this delicious grilled side dish?
This grilled corn goes great with all kinds of recipes. Here are some that I highly recommend:
- Steak Fajita Zoodles Recipe | Gluten Free
- Crockpot Chicken Fajitas
- Grilled Steaks
- Honey Grilled Chicken
- 21 Day Fix Grill Recipes
How do I choose great corn to grill?
Picking excellent corn in the grocery store can be tough, not to worry, I have a few tips for picking corn that will taste great and grill up nicely.
- Pull back those husks! I know it seems a little weird but if you are able (and some stores provide a place for you to clean the husks away in store) definitely peel back the husks and look at the corn.
- If you can’t look at it, feel through the husks for even, plump, and somewhat soft kernels. If there are kernels missing or if they feel very hard, skip that ear!
- Are there small holes at the top or over all? Those are probably from worms, unless you like to be the second creature eating your food then you’ll want to avoid those!
- Check out the husks themselves. Are they dry and yellowing? Skip it! You want them to be green, bright green, and tightly pressed to the corn; that shows us that the cobs of corn are fresh and fresh corn will taste best.
What kind of heat should I use for grilling my corn on the cob?
You are definitely going to want to use an indirect heat. Too much direct heat or flame will cause your corn to turn black before it has a chance to actually cook.
Keeping the corn on a low to medium heat and make sure it’s not getting overly touched by flames until you are ready to pull it off the grill. This will give you the great charbroiled taste that you are looking for, without burning the corn.
Can I cook full cobs of corn on the grill?
You can, it will take a bit more time, I prefer to cut them in half before grilling so it’s nice and simple. If you are grilling full cobs of corn you might need more time on the grill and you might want to reduce the heat!
You might also try starting the full cobs in their husks on the grill and then peel them back after the first few minutes. This will help steam the corn so it can cook more quickly!
Weight Watchers Freestyle Smart Points: 10
Printable Grilled Corn on the Cob Recipe:
Grilled Corn
Ingredients
- 4 Corn on the cob
- 1 stick of butter
- ¼ teaspoon salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut the ears of corn in half and place on the grill vertically.
- Melt a stick of butter with generous amounts of salt and pepper, and brush on the corn several times during roasting.
- Pull off the grill when it starts to blacken
Notes
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Oh my goodness! Sounds just like a scene from a movie.
Right?! It was a little crazy, Wendy!
More than a little! I love that you put a recipe at the end of the post and not a picture of your lungs. Hope you are feeling better very soon.
Ok the jokes are officially done, no more Becca jokes for at least a couple of weeks! :-)
Deal. The jokes can resume after I can swallow again :)
Thank you, Karen :)
I hope you feel better soon!! :(
Thank you, Christi :)
Ok, so I won’t t tell any “Corney” jokes yet. Just hope everything goes well the next couple days. Love you
Oh no! I hope you feel better soon – feeling uncomfortable is never fun. Try to relax as best you can and keep us updated!
Only you! What a pain, literally and figuratively… I hope the next couple days show nothing but improvement.
Oh no! That is the craziest story I’ve heard in a while–and not a fun way for a great dinner to end. Hoping that the funny feeling goes away and you don’t have to have any more crazy procedures for it.
Hmmmmm, u were brought up in columbia county, corn country…n you r one of the original “children of the corn” n u took eating corn for granted n u r silly n i am very greatful u did not aspirate the corn because it can make u very sick. Remember when puddy had a marble stuck in his nose for weeks n the only reason they were aware because the little guy stunk so bad u could not get near him. They had to remove the marble surgically too becc. Glad u r good.xo
Oh my goodness! What on earth? I am so sorry Becca!
Lordy, woman. That sucks. Take ‘er easy for a few days and eat things you cant inhale. Soup seems pretty safe. Shall I bring my little butler bell so you can ring it from you bedroom? (Milk it.) ;)
Hope you feel better soon.
Becca, this is awful….you know, I wondered why you were able to link to your guest post on my blog when it posted in the middle of the night AFTER I had gone to bed…I guess it is because you were in the ER awaiting your procedure. Glad it all turned out ok. Scary! Hope this weekend is uneventful!
Holy cow!! Horrible! I hope you don’t need anything else!
I just inhaled a kernel of corn. It is hard to get my breath. It is still in there.
not my swallowing tube, my breathing tube. How long did it take for you
to cough up the kernel?
Some corn kernel got stuck on my throat a few days ago. Been carrying that choking feeling since then and today when i went to see the doc, he recommended we do an endoscopy tomorrow as today was fully booked. I started researching on what Dysphagia is and that’s how i ended on your blogpost.
Wish me the very best of luck!
I hope it all turned out ok!
Wow, that’s quite the story. My story starts the same but after a couple of bouts of coughing I took a deep breath and that apparently gave my lungs enough to work with that a kernel of corn flew right out of my mouth and onto my laptop keyboard. Victory!