Name: How to Grill Corn in Foil
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 ears of corn; 4 tablespoons butter; salt & pepper; garlic powder

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Foil Grilled Corn on the Cob is a fast, easy cleanup summer side dish recipe! This sweet and juicy grilled corn is perfectly seasoned and delightfully tender!

There aren't many things better than fresh perfect grilled corn! It's a summer staple. Grilled corn is the perfect side dish for barbecue, grilled grouper, burgers, or just about anything!

Grilling sweet corn is my favorite way to cook it, although I have been known to boil corn on the cob when our south Georgia summers get too blazing hot. Whenever possible I prefer to grill it though. It allows it to cook with the flavor from the garlic butter and it tastes so darn delicious!

rubbing stick of butter over corn on the cob before grilling in foil

Ingredients

corn on the cob
butter
salt
ground black pepper
garlic powder

Step by step

This is a super easy recipe, it's almost hard to call it an actual recipe, more of a method! You can prep this fresh corn for a charcoal or gas grill.

seasoned corn on the cob before grilling

Lay out an approximately 18" pieces of aluminum foil for each ear of corn you plan on grilling. I stack them and work on the top, one at a time.
Shuck the corn and remove the husk and all the silk.
Lay the corn on the foil and rub with a stick of butter to coat. I usually butter the entire cob then season one side at a time.
Sprinkle liberally with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Wrap the corn in foil by loosely rolling it in the foil, then tightly sealing the ends to allow it to steam inside the foil packet.
Grill over high heat for ten minutes, turning once.

foil wrapped corn on the cob on the grill

If you are grilling meat at the same time you are grilling your corn you can easily move the corn in foil to the top rack of your grill so that you can grill the meat on the bottom rack. You may need to extend the grilling time to 15 minutes since it is farther from the heat.

four cobs of corn after grilling in foil

Variations

add your favorite herb from your summer garden-cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice gives it a Mexican street corn vibe
season with paprika, Old Bay, chili powder, or Mrs. Dash instead of garlic powder
add finely grated Parmesan cheese before serving

Serving suggestions

Serve with your favorite grilled marinated chicken, grilled grouper, grilled BBQ glazed sausages! You can also cut the corn kernels off the cob after grilling to make a tasty corn salad!

I hope you love this recipe just as much as we do, if you try it please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!