Description
A smoky, creamy Mexican street corn chicken rice bowl packed with grilled corn, juicy chicken, and lime crema. The perfect easy weeknight dinner full of flavor.
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
- 1 pound Boneless chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons Olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 0.5 teaspoon Paprika
- 2 cloves Garlic – Minced
- 1 Lime – Juice only
- Salt & pepper – To taste
For the Rice:
- 1.5 cups Jasmine rice
- 3 cups Chicken broth
- 0.25 cup Fresh cilantro – Chopped
- 1 Lime – Zest and juice
For the Street Corn Topping:
- 3 ears Fresh corn – Or 2 cups frozen corn
- 2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
- 0.5 cup Cotija cheese – Crumbled
- 0.5 teaspoon Chili powder
- Fresh cilantro – For garnish
For the Lime Crema:
- 0.5 cup Mexican crema or sour cream
- 1 Lime – Juice only
- Salt – Pinch
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine chicken, olive oil, spices, garlic, and lime juice. Let chicken marinate for at least 30 minutes.
- Cook jasmine rice in chicken broth. Fluff rice and stir in cilantro and lime zest/juice.
- Grill fresh corn until charred, then cut kernels from cob. Toss corn with mayo and half the chili powder.
- Grill or sear chicken until golden and cooked through. Let rest 5 mins, then slice chicken.
- Make crema by mixing lime juice, salt, and sour cream.
- Assemble bowls: rice, chicken, corn, cotija, crema, cilantro, lime.
Notes
- Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
- Method: Grilling, Searing
- Cuisine: Mexican, Mexican-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 610kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 105mg