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Cheesy Mex. Chicken

Ingredients

• 6 Boneless skinless chicken
• 1 cn Cream of chicken soup;
• 2 c Kraft? Natural Mild Cheddar
• 1/2 c Milk
• 1 pk Taco seasoning mix; (1 1/4
• 3 c Corn chips

Instructions


Place chicken in 13 X 9" baking dish. Mix soup, 1 1/2 cups cheese, milk and seasoning mix. Spoon over chicken. Top with chips; cover. Bake at 375?F for 30 minutes. Remove cover; top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with rice. Mastercook formatted for your cooking pleasure by Pamela Creeden

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Pulled Pork

Ingredients

• 1 whole pork butt
• 1/4 cup black pepper
• 1/4 cup paprika
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1/4 cup Mustard
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 6 dashes Liquid smoke

Instructions


Mix dry ingredients in a bowl, stir, rub all over pork, place in gallon size baggie
Add mustard and liquid smoke in baggie and mix all, close bag and swoosh around
Refrigerate 24 hours, starting in morning
Place in crockpot 10-12 hours on LOW....or...
Roast on rack uncovered in oven at 250-275 degrees until tender from 7-8 hours (slow and low) or until temp reaches 200 in meat
Discard bone and fat from Pork, place in serving pot and shredd meat, add favorit BBQ sauce and a few more dashes of liquid smoke
You can make a spicy BBQ sauce by adding Cayenne pepper and Tabasco to your favorite BBQ sauce, put in a squeeze bottle
You can adjust the sesoning in your rub or add more to make it your own

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Beef Noodle Bowl

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. linguine uncooked
• 3 cups broccoli florets
• 3 carrots, peeled sliced
• 2 tsp. oil
• 1 lb. beef sirloin steak cut into strips
• 1/4 cup KRAFT Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing
• 1 Tbsp. teriyaki sauce

Instructions


COOK pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, adding vegetables to the boiling water for the last 2 min.
MEANWHILE, heat oil in large nonstick skillet. Add meat; cook until browned on all sides, stirring occasionally. Stir in dressing and teriyaki sauce; cook 2 min. or until sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally.
DRAIN pasta mixture; place in large serving bowl. Add meat mixture; toss to coat.
Special Extra
For added crunch, sprinkle with 1/2 cup PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts just before serving.

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Swiss Pork Chops And Vegetables

Ingredients:
4 pork chops, 3/4-inch thick
4 potatoes, halved
4 onions
4 large carrots, peeled
1 cup beef broth
1 can (5 1/2 oz. size) tomato paste
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 bay leaves



Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Put pork chops in and 8 or 9 inch casserole dish. Place vegetables on top.

Mix remaining ingredients together, and pour over the meat and vegetables.

Cover and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaves.

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Penne all'amatriciana

8 oz. penne pasta
4 oz. pancetta or good quality bacon, cubed
1 cup chopped onion
1 Tbls. minced garlic
1 large can (28oz.) diced tomatoes
1 tsp. each kosher salt, fresh ground pepper and red chile flakes
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Cook pasta according to pkg. directions; drain and set aside.

Cook pancetta in a large frying pan over med-high heat until partly translucent. Spoon off most of drippings.

Add onion and garlic cook stirring often about 5 mins. Add remaining igredients, except cheese and cook over high heat until juices have reduced by half, about 10 mins.

Add pasta, stir to coat and transfer to a bowl. Sprinkle with parmesan.

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Italian Mac.'n'Cheese

1 pound ziti rigate, penne rigate or cavatappi (ribbed, hollow corkscrews)
1 pound Italian bulk sweet sausage
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
3 or 4 cloves garlic, chopped
12 crimini mushrooms, sliced
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken stock
1 cup heavy cream
1 (10-ounce) sack, 2 1/2 cups, shredded Italian 4 cheese blend, available on dairy aisle
1 can diced tomatoes, drained well
1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco), optional
1/2 cup Parmesan, a couple of handfuls

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt water and cook pasta to a chewy al dente, about 8 minutes.
In a nonstick skillet, brown and crumble the sausage. Drain cooked crumbles on paper towel lined plate. Return pan to heat and add extra-virgin olive oil, butter, garlic and mushrooms. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Saute 3 to 5 minutes, until mushrooms are lightly golden.
Preheat broiler to high. To mushrooms, add flour and stir, cooking 2 minutes. Whisk in stock, then stir in cream. Bring cream to a bubble, then stir in 2 cups of 4 cheese blend. When cheese has melted into sauce, add tomatoes. When sauce comes to a bubble, remove from heat and adjust seasonings, adding hot sauce if desired. Combine cheese sauce with sausage and pasta, transfer to baking dish, casserole or oven safe serving platter. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of 4 cheese blend and the grated Parmesan over the top and brown under hot broiler.

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Moist 'N' Tender Wings

Ingredients:

5 pounds whole chicken wings
12 ounces chili sauce
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup molasses
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
6 cloves garlic -- minced
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon salsa
1 teaspoon garlic salt
3 drops hot pepper sauce



Directions:
Cut chicken wings into three sections; discard wing tips. Place the wings in a 5-quart slow cooker.

In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; pour over chicken. Stir to coat. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until chicken is tender.

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Italian Pinwheel Calzones

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
cheese
1/2 cup chopped pepperoni
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh
mushrooms
1/4 cup finely chopped green
bell pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped
onion
1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated
crescent roll dough
1 (14 ounce) jar pizza sauce
DIRECTIONS:
1.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).2.In a medium bowl, stir together the ricotta cheese, Italian seasoning, salt, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, green pepper and onion. Set aside.3.Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate into 4 rectangles. Press the remaining perforations together to seal. Spread the filling evenly onto the rectangles. Roll up the filling inside the dough starting at the short side. Slice each finished roll into four slices, and place cut side down onto a baking sheet.4.Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. While the pinwheels are baking, warm the pizza sauce. Serve the pinwheels with pizza sauce in small cups for dipping.

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Asparagus Carbonara

2 large eggs
2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
3/4 lb. spaghetti
1 bunch asparagus, halved lengthwise, cut crosswise in 2 " pieces
2 Tbls. extra virgin olive oil
5 slices bacon
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 cup dry white wine
Salt & pepper

In a large bowl, beat together the eggs & cheese. In a large pot of boiling salted water cook the pasta until al dente adding the asparagus during the last 2 minutes of cooking.

Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Add the hot pasta and asparagus to the egg mixture; toss to coat.

In large skillet heat oil over med. heat. Add the bacon and cook 'til crispy; stir in the garlic. Add the wine and cook 'til slightly reduced about 1 minute. Stir the bacon mixture into the pasta adding enough of the reserved pasta water to moisten; season with salt & pepper.

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Kraft Crab Delight

Years ago I purchased a small 'Shaw Walker' wooden box filled with old recipes. Most were handwritten; some on ladies' calling cards...others on business memo sheets and some on index cards. I gather this delightful box came from Philadelphia, PA . I hope you will try this and enjoy it. You may desire to add a dash of cayenne pepper to the mixture. Also you may choose a mild, medium, or sharp cheese. This can be used as an appetizer as well as a main dish.
by Debaylady

• 2 tablespoons green peppers, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard, dry
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup tomato, stewed and strained
• 1 cup cheese, grated, Kraft brand
• 1 egg, beaten slightly
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 cup crabmeat

1. Over medium heat, cook pepper in melted butter until tender.
2. Blend in flour and stir well.
3. Add seasonings, tomatoes, cheese and egg; cook a few minutes on medium stirring frequently.
4. Warm the milk over medium and then add to the heated mixture.
5. Add the crab meat and blend well.
6. Serve in pastry shells or on rounds of toast.
7. Garnish with grated cheese when serving

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Mom's Spinach Meatballs


30 meatballs

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 large white mushrooms, quartered (try button mushrooms)
• 4-6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs

1. In a food processor, combine spinach, parmesan, mushrooms, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, pepper, and salt. Process till well combined.
2. Add eggs one at a time and process till well combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Combine with beef (I find this works best with one's hands). Mix well.
3. Shape into 1 1/2" balls.
4. Place meatballs on a baking sheet lined with foil and/or sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 400 degrees about 15 minutes, or till meat is no longer pink.

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I thought you might like one of Bethenny's recipes.......an appetizer(Bethenny is one of the Real Housewives of N.Y.)

Steak Bites

1 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
1 1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp garlic salt
2 lbs. N.Y. strip steaks
1 Tbls. extra virgin olive oil
1 cup low fat mayo
4 tsps. prepared horseradish
4 tsps. Dijon mustard
1 multigrain baguette, sliced 1/2" thick & toasted
1/4 cup finely chopped paesley

1. In a small bowl, combine 1 tsp. seasoned salt, the pepper and garlic salt. Rub all over the steaks.

2. In a large skillet heat the olive oil over med-hi heat. Add the steaks and cook for 4 mins. on each side. for med.rare. Let stand for at least 15 mins, then slice 1/4 inch thick.

3. In a small bowl mix the mayo., horseradish, mustard and remaining 1/2 tsp. seasoned salt.

4. Spread a thin layer of horseradish sauce on each toasted bread slice. then top with a piece of steak, ore horseradish sauce and the parsley.

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Hawaiian BBQ Oven Baked Ribs

1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
4 tablespoons ginger, minced
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2-3 lbs country-style pork ribs
1/2 cup pineapple chunk (optional)

rice

1. Trim as much fat off Ribs as possible.
2. Mix all ingredients in a med bowl.
3. Place ribs and Marinade into a oven safe dish.Mix to combined. Cover. Marinade overnight.
4. When ready to cook, Let ribs sit out at room tempt for at least 1 hours.
5. Preheat oven 300.
6. Bake for 2hrs and 30 minutes.
7. SERVE OVER RICE

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Portobello Penne Pasta Casserole


Ingredients:
1 package (8 ounce size) uncooked penne pasta
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 pound portobello mushrooms, thinly sliced
1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 package (10 ounce size) frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1/4 cup soy sauce



Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.

Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the mushrooms, cook 1 minute, and set aside.

Melt margarine in the saucepan. Mix in flour, garlic, and basil. Gradually mix in milk until thickened. Stir in 1 cup cheese until melted. Remove saucepan from heat, and mix in cooked pasta, mushrooms, spinach, and soy sauce.

Transfer to the prepared baking dish, and top with remaining cheese. Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly brown.

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Fettuccine with Creamy Tomato Italian Sausage Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 3 shallots, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1/2 pound spicy or hot Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes in juice
• 1 Tbsp dried sage
• 3/4 pound fettuccine
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Method

1 Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add shallots and garlic and sauté until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add sausages and sauté until no longer pink, breaking up the sausages a bit, about 5 minutes. Add cream; simmer 5 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices. Add sage. Simmer until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.

2 Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.

3 Return pasta to same pot; add sauce. Toss over medium heat until sauce coats pasta, adding reserved cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl; sprinkle with cheese and serve.
Serves 6.

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Kneflies

1 med. egg
2/3 cup water
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 to 2 1/3 cup flour
2 to 3 quarts boiling water
1/2 cup butter slightly browned

Boil a pot of water. Beat egg, water, salt & pepper until blended. Add enough flour to make a stiff batter.

From the edge of a tilted bowl, cut off strips of batter into the boiling water. Cook for 3 mins. after last noodle drops into water. Serve with browned butter. Can serve with sauerkraut too.

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Chicken Parmesan For Two

Ingredients

• 2 Chicken breast boneless and halved
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese grated
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, combine Parmesan, oregano, paprika,
and salt and pepper to taste. Line shallow baking pan with foil. On a dinner plate melt the butter in the microwave and add the oil, now dip the chicken in the oil mixture and then dredge in the cheese mixture. Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is completely cooked.

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White Cabbage Rolls

This is differant from your usual cabbage roll.....I grew up eating this and everyone who tries it loves it. You must like sour cream and rice to enjoy this treat. I will not eat cabbage rolls with the tomato sauce....to me this is the only way to serve it! Try it

by Mandy ny

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (8 ounce) sour cream
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 head green cabbage
• 2 cups cooked white rice
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1. Wash Cabbage and cut out core. Place into lg. pot filled half full of water. Cook Covered about 20 min, or until cabbage starts to fall apart. Remove from water and set aside. In a saucepan brown beef and onion. Sprinkle with salt and pepper while cooking, drain. Mix beef and rice togather. Tear leafs off of head of cabbage. Fill each with large spoonful of rice mixture. Roll up and place into baking dish seal side down. Repeat until rice mixture is gone. In another sauce pan mix sour cream and about 1/2 to 3/4 can of beef broth over low heat. cook and stir about 5 minutes. Pour sour cream mixture over cabbage rolls. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 25-30 minutes. Enjoy.

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Corn With Green Chilies


16 ounces whole kernel corn, frozen
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, chopped
8 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded
salt and pepper
1/2 cup sour cream

1. Saute onion and green chilies in the melted that has been melted in a saucepan just until the onion is tender.
2. Add frozen corn and cook until heated through.
3. Stir in shredded cheese and salt and pepper to taste and stir until the cheese is melted.
4. Stir in sour cream to mix well and heat the sour cream up.
5. Enjoy.

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A Dirt-Simple Tried & True Texas Chili

Ingredients
2 lb Beef; preferably chuck
1 tb Paprika; (optional, for
1/2 lb The best double-smoked bacon
2 Cloves garlic; (optional)
2 lg Onions; chopped
Water
1 tb Ground cumin; (or more to
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tb Good quality chili powder;

Instructions(taught me by an old friend Ed from Texas, as much a Texas boy as there ever was) In keeping with all good recipes, measurements are pretty on the fly here. Cube the beef into bite-sized chunks. Dice the bacon. Heat a large heavy pot, fry the bacon until almost crisp. Scoop it out and set aside (so it wont get burnt). Then fry the meat in the bacon fat until browned on all sides -- you may have to do this in batches. Scoop out the meat and add to the bacon. Saute the onions (and garlic if youre using it) in the bacon. (Those who really get concerned can drain off some of the fat, but it wont be true Texan at that point.) When its soft, throw in the cumin, chile powder, and paprika and cook briefly. Return the meat, cover with water and bring it to a boil. Taste and add salt, then cover and set it to simmer for a couple of hours. Thicken as needed with cornmeal or stale tortillas. Serve with sour cream or cottage cheese, diced onions and, of course, beer. Like all good chilis this is best made a day in advance and reheated. Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V4 #272 by David Cook <zebcook&at;pacbell.net> on Jan 17, 1998

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Pasticcio -- Baked Pasta (Greece)



SERVES 6

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
• 1/8 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper, to taste
• 1 cup kefalotiri, grated, divided (or Parmesan cheese)
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 lb penne (or Greek macaroni no.2)

1. In a saucepan melt 4 tablespoons butter & whisk in the flour.
2. When flour is completely incorporated, gradually pour in the milk, whisking constantly. Keep whisking until milk comes to a boil, then simmer for 2-3 minutes & remove it from the heat.
3. Stir in nutmeg, salt & pepper to taste, & add 1/3 of the cheese.
4. Let this sauce cool until just warm, then stir in the beaten egg yolks & set aside.
5. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then add salt & pasta & cook for 2 MINUTES LESS than the package instructions indicate, so that the pasta is very al dente, as it will continue cooking in the oven.
6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F & butter the inside of a 13"x9" baking dish.
7. When pasta is done, drain it & toss with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, then spread half of the pasta in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour half of the sauce over it & sprinkle half of the remaining cheese over that. Repeat layering with the remaining pasta, then the rest of the sauce & finally the cheese.
8. Place the baking dish on the oven's middle rack & bake 20-30 minutes or until golden.
9. Great when served warm or at room temperature with a fresh green salad.

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Bean Soup from USS Independence
Ingredients

• 1 pound Navy beans soak overnight
• 1/2 pound Ham or ham bone with meat
• 3 quarts Water
• 1 cup Mashed potatoes prepared
• 3 medium Onions chopped
• 2 cloves Garlic chopped
• 1 whole Celery bunch, chopped
• 1 1/4 cup Parsley chopped

Instructions


Soak beans overnight and rinse. Place in large stock pot with ham/ham bone or bacon ends. Add 3 quarts of water. Bring to boil then simmer 2 hours (the longer the better my husband says). Stir in mashed potatoes, onions, celery, garlic and parsley. Simmer another 1 to 2 hours. Remove meat/bone and dice meat. Return to soup, stir and serve.

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Vodka Sauce





Ingredients

2 cloves garlic
1 lg. shallot
1/4 yellow onion
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 14.5-oz. can whole tomatoes, drained
3 fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 C. heavy cream
1/4 C. vodka
1 Tbs. all purpose flour (if necessary for thickening)

Directions

In a saucepan, brown garlic, shallots and onion in olive oil, about 5 minutes. Add canned tomatoes, fresh tomatoes and crushed red pepper. Mix, breaking up tomatoes, and let cook on medium to high heat for 5-10 minutes. Add heavy cream and vodka and stir. Let cook for 5-10 minutes. If the mixture doesn't thicken, quickly stir in 1 Tbs. flour. Keep heated until serving.

Serve over cooked penne or rigatoni or pasta of your choice.

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Corn on Cob

Grilled Corn on the Cob Recipe. Corn wrapped in bacon? Sounds crazy I know. Here is the reasoning. The bacon provides a barrier between the grill and the corn which protects it from burning. At the same time it allows the wonderful smoke flavor of the grill to permeate the corn.

Ingredients


corn 6 husks, silks removed, and washed
bacon1 lb
butter1 cup
Directions

• Warm your grill to medium heat. Wrap each piece of corn with 2 slices of bacon. Secure with tootpicks. Place on the grill and cook for a total of 20 minutes. Turn the corn every 5 minutes. Remove from the grill. Remove the bacon.
• Top with slices of butter and serve.