Description
This Street Corn Chicken Smash Bowl with Creamy Drizzle brings bold street corn flavor into an easy, comforting bowl. Crispy-edged smashed chicken, sweet charred corn, fluffy rice, and a tangy creamy drizzle make this a weeknight dinner everyone looks forward to.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1½ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1½ cups jasmine or long-grain rice (dry)
- 3 cups chicken broth or water
- 2½ cups corn kernels (fresh or frozen)
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ cup red onion, finely diced
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ cup cotija or feta cheese, crumbled
Instructions
- Rinse the rice until water runs mostly clear, then cook with chicken broth or water until tender and fluffy.
- Pat chicken dry, coat with olive oil, and season evenly with spices, salt, and pepper.
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, add oil, and cook chicken for 3 minutes per side.
- Smash chicken to about ½-inch thickness and continue cooking until golden and cooked through.
- Remove chicken, rest briefly, then chop into bite-sized pieces.
- In the same skillet, melt butter and cook corn and red onion until lightly charred.
- Stir half the cilantro into the warm corn mixture.
- Whisk sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, honey, and salt until smooth.
- Assemble bowls with rice, chicken, corn, drizzle sauce on top, and finish with cheese and remaining cilantro.
Notes
- Swap rice with quinoa or cauliflower rice if desired.
- Add jalapeños or extra chili powder for more heat.
- Store sauce separately for best texture when meal prepping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 34g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 41g
- Cholesterol: 145mg