Hot Corn recipe

As promised, here is the Hot Corn recipe I used for supper yesterday. My dear Mama makes this for nearly every family gathering and it's always a huge hit.

Hot Corn

Ingredients:

• 1 stick butter or margarine
• 1 (8 oz.) package Philadelphia cream cheese
• 2 (12 oz.) cans Shoe Peg white corn, drained
• 1 (4 oz.) can chopped green chilies, drained
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 1 or 2 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped (optional)

Method:

Melt butter or margarine in small saucepan over low heat. Add cream cheee and stir until melted. Remove from heat. Combine cheese mixture with remaining ingredients in 2-quart baking dish. Add jalapeno peppers, if desired. Bake, uncovered, for 35 minutes at 350 degrees F.