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Barbecue Flavored Roasted Corn Kernels: a Healthy Snack

October 26, 2011 by overtimecook 17 Comments

I’ve been real quiet lately, I know. But I have a good excuse. No, a great excuse.

Lets start with the month of Jewish Holidays, in which I cooked and fed a monstrous amount of food. No time for pictures, no time for writing up posts. No time to breath, really. All the while, I thought to myself “well, as soon as the holidays are over (they are now) I will be cooking up a storm, photographing everything I make…after all, I will have so much time.”

I must have forgotten ab0ut *work* when I formulated those thoughts. My company closed for the entire week of Succos, which is very nice on Succos. Then we all came back, and the reality hits. It’s not like one person going on vacation, when you are the only one out, and everyone else’s work (hopefully) gets done. In this case, the entire company was out. We came back to over a week of backlog. Difficult, draining, exhausting…these words don’t begin to describe what it’s like to come back to the office to find hundreds of emails in your inbox. And don’t get me started on the phone calls.

Suffice it to say, every day (including Sunday, when I went in to catch up a bit) I came home from work and collapsed. Food? Who can eat when you are that tired? The mere thought of typing up this post tired me out.

But here I am, typing this post. Mostly because so many people have told me they are looking to tighten up on their diets, try to lose some weight. If anyone knows how tough that is, I do. I have lost a lot of weight, and continue to diet and (hopefully) lose weight. A specific request that I have gotten from friends and readers is for diet snacks. My first reaction is: You want diet snacks? If you are on a diet, don’t snack. That’s diet snacks.

But that’s not necessarily realistic. We’re human. We enjoy snacks. And sometimes, we enjoy snacks that aren’t carrot sticks or an apple. That’s where this recipe comes in. My favorite snack is popcorn, but I find it not very filling. This recipe is kind of like a more filling version of barbecued popcorn. And the best part? It’s ridiculously easy, either as a quick and healthy snack or a delicious side dish.

Barbecue Flavored Roasted Corn Kernels:

Ingredients:

1 16 oz bag of frozen corn kernels

1/2-1 Tbsp canola oil

1/2-3/4 tsp kosher salt

1/2 (heaping) tsp garlic powder

1/2 (heaping) tsp onion powder

1/2 (heaping) tsp paprika (smoked preferred, but not required)

1/8 tsp black pepper

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

In a large mixing bowl (or if you are lazy, like me, do this right on the lines tray!) mix together all ingredients.

Spread in a single layer (or as close as you can get) on the tray. This is important, or the corn won’t get the delicious roasted texture.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20-30 minutes, depending on how well done you like it. Watch it carefully towards the end, because this goes from “oh yum” to “ohmygosh it’s burnt” very quickly.

This is delicious hot, straight from the oven, but is actually also delicious cold.

Enjoy!

Linking this to This Chick Cooks

 

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Filed Under: Healthy, Sides, Super-Easy, Vegetables Tagged With: Corn, Easy Recipes, healthy snacks, Recipes


Comments

  1. Miriam says

    October 26, 2011 at 1:27 am

    But corn is a starch. Otherwise, yummmm

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 26, 2011 at 1:39 am

      Miriam-

      It’s a starchy vegetable. I think of it as something in between a starch and a vegetable. And if you are looking for a snack, this is a much lower calorie solution than most.

      Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Vanilla Bean Baker says

    October 26, 2011 at 10:11 am

    I hope you are getting ahead of the backlog at work. This corn looks delicious and would be great for anyone, dieter or not.

    Reply
  3. Learning Girl says

    October 26, 2011 at 10:54 am

    Can I do this with canned corn?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 26, 2011 at 2:59 pm

      You probably can, though I’ve never tried it. (Many cans of corn have added sugar, which I don’t want.)

      You might have to bake it a drop longer because of the extra moisture.

      Reply
  4. Lemon says

    October 26, 2011 at 11:48 am

    What a great idea to prepare corn that ways, I like this a lot, sounds delicious.

    Reply
  5. pragmaticattic says

    October 26, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Looks yummy, but is this like a corn side dish (soft texture), or is it like those crunchy corn things that go in snack mix?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 31, 2011 at 11:52 am

      Funny you ask- it can be anywhere between the two, depending on how long you bake it, as well as how flat they are laid out on the tray. A single layer baked a little longer won’t be crunchy but will be an amazingly fun and yummy texture.

      Reply
  6. Irene Saiger says

    October 26, 2011 at 9:59 pm

    I know just how you feel! I made granola last night to start having as a topping for yogurt but this looks great for those evening lulls.

    Irene

    Reply
  7. Liz says

    October 28, 2011 at 7:26 pm

    Oh, how I love corn…and this sounds amazing!!! (I used to eat frozen corn kernals as a snack in college…nuts, eh??). And thank you for such a sweet comment on my blog…I really was flattered 🙂

    Reply
  8. Liz says

    October 28, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    Oh, this sounds amazing! I just love corn (I used to eat frozen corn as a snack in college…nuts, eh?). And thank you for such a sweet comment on my blog…I was truly flattered 🙂

    Reply
  9. Ann says

    October 28, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Wow – this is amazing! I LOVE it! Honey Bunny is ALL about corn, so this is right up his alley!

    Reply
  10. Bryna says

    January 5, 2015 at 5:06 pm

    I make this every week. A big hit every time… So flavorful.. Love love love

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      January 5, 2015 at 7:36 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that!

      Reply
  11. PROF says

    July 8, 2015 at 3:39 am

    I love corn, how can you do this recipe with dried corn

    Reply
  12. Fran says

    November 23, 2020 at 10:30 pm

    Can this be done in an air fryer?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      November 30, 2020 at 12:57 pm

      I haven’t experimented with this. If you do, please let me know!

      Reply

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