dinner · mexican
Street Corn Chicken Bowls
Charred elote corn on chili-lime chicken. 50g protein.
Everything you love about elote, without the cob in your teeth: corn charred hard in a cast-iron pan, tossed while hot in a tangy lime-chili sauce with salty cotija. It sits on chili-rubbed chicken thighs and zesty lime rice, and the bowls hold up beautifully for meal prep.
8.7 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
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Join the waitlistIngredients
Chicken
- 1¾ lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed795 g boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed
- 1 tbsp avocado oil1 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 tsp chili powder2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin1 tsp ground cumin
- 1¼ tsp kosher salt1¼ tsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp lime juice1 tbsp lime juice
Lime rice
- ¾ cup long-grain white rice, rinsed140 g long-grain white rice, rinsed
- 1½ cups water355 ml water
- ½ tsp kosher salt½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp lime zest1 tsp lime zest
Charred corn
- 3 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed and patted very dry410 g frozen corn kernels, thawed and patted very dry
- 1 tsp avocado oil1 tsp avocado oil
- ¼ tsp kosher salt¼ tsp kosher salt
Elote sauce
- ½ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt115 g nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp light mayonnaise1 tbsp light mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp lime juice1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 clove garlic, finely grated1 clove garlic, finely grated
- ½ tsp chili powder, plus more for dusting½ tsp chili powder, plus more for dusting
To finish
- ⅓ cup crumbled cotija, divided40 g crumbled cotija, divided
- ¼ cup red onion, finely diced40 g red onion, finely diced
- 1 piece jalapeño, thinly sliced1 piece jalapeño, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped4 g fresh cilantro, chopped
Method
- Combine the rice, water and salt in the saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover, turn the heat to the lowest setting and cook 15 minutes, then…
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Join the waitlistKeeping it: Bowls keep 4 days in the fridge. Reheat the chicken, rice and corn 2 minutes in the microwave, then add the sauce and cotija cold.
Nutrition per serving computed from ingredient weights × USDA FoodData Central. Estimates, not medical advice.



