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Street Corn Chicken Bowls

dinner · mexican

Street Corn Chicken Bowls

Charred elote corn on chili-lime chicken. 50g protein.

TIME50min
PROTEIN50g
CALORIES578
SERVES4

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.

gluten free
Feast Facts4 servings
PER SERVINGProtein
50g
Calories578
Carbohydrate55g
Fiber3.9g
Sugars4.6g
Fat18g
Saturated4.9g
Sodium1156 mg

8.7 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

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Ingredients

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

  1. 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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Keeping 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.

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