Description
A quick and flavorful Cajun skillet featuring sweet corn, smoky sausage, and colorful veggies—perfect over rice or grits.
Ingredients
6 ears fresh corn, kernels cut and milk scraped
1 lb hot sausage, casings removed
1 sweet onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, diced
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 serrano chile, minced (optional)
1 cup chicken broth
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp smoked paprika
¼ tsp cayenne
¼ tsp black pepper
½ tsp salt
Cooked rice or grits for serving
Instructions
1. Cut corn kernels and scrape milk from cobs.
2. Brown sausage in skillet and set aside.
3. Sauté onions, celery, and peppers with seasonings.
4. Add corn, milk, and broth; simmer with cobs 10–12 minutes.
5. Remove cobs, stir in butter and sausage, cook 2 minutes.
6. Serve hot over rice or grits.
Notes
Use chicken or turkey sausage for a lighter option.
For vegetarian, swap sausage with mushrooms or tofu.
Adjust spice level to taste.
Freezes well up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 590mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 55mg