I am going to show you an easy way to cook corn on the cob in the microwave. Let me start by saying I know you can boil or grill corn. I sometimes do that too, but this is a method my mom showed me and is a life saver in a hectic season of life and frankly tastes just as good. I am in a phase of life where the path of least resistance is working for me. I am buying pre-shucked corn. There is hero corn-shucking status in the kitchen and then there is me. We are at buy-the-pre-shucked-corn status.

I used to debate showing the microwave type stuff because of the criticism and advice I receive in my DM’s. But I am choosing to do it on purpose. I would much rather show you a normal mom, putting dinner on the table, instead of the elaborate beautiful way to do everything because sometimes this is reality and what most of you are also doing. I want you to see my microwave. I want you to see my boxed mac and cheese. I’m not going to feel any guilt and shame there. However you get dinner on the table, I hope you find some joy and ease. It’s a demanding task and no one (no one!) is doing it perfectly. There’s a lot of freedom here.

OK, now off the soapbox and on to the recipe!

Microwave Corn on the Cob

YOU’LL NEED:

1. Corn on the cob, however much your family needs. I used pre-shucked corn
2. 1-2 Tb butter, sliced into pats
3. S & P
4. Plastic wrap / cling wrap

TO MAKE:

1. Place corn in microwave safe dish, I used a large glass casserole dish.
2. Slice butter into pats on it and distribute it over all corn.
3. Season with salt and pepper to your taste
4. Cover dish with plastic wrap. I used cling wrap and leave a tiny place or the air to vent.
5. Microwave for 8-10 minutes