2Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in hot butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir cream cheese with the onion mixture until melted and smooth; add corn and jalapeno pepper. Season the mixture with salt and black pepper; pour into a casserole dish.
3Bake until beginning to brown around edges, about 35 minutes.
Footnotes
Cook's Notes:
You can use white shoepeg corn for this, too.
Substituted 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic for the fresh garlic, if you prefer.
This dish as also good without (gasp!) the hot peppers, if they are not to your liking. Sometimes I substitute Fiesta-style corn for a little more color.