Healthy Street Corn Chicken Rice Bowl (Easy Recipe)

Healthy Street Corn Chicken Rice Bowl (Easy Recipe)

from mallorythedietitian.com
Dinner
50 min
470 kcal / serving

These Street Corn Chicken Rice Bowls are full of bold flavors with tender chicken, creamy street corn and cilantro-lime rice. All topped with a smoky dressing! Perfect if you're looking for a balanced meal you can prep ahead for busy nights. 

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ lbboneless, skinless chicken breasts ((or boneless, skinless chicken thighs))
  • 3 tbspextra virgin olive oil ((1 tbsp for marinading + 2 tbsp for cooking))
  • 1 ½ tspchili powder
  • 1 tspeach: smoked paprika, garlic powder
  • ½ tsponion powder
  • ½ tspkosher salt
  • ¼ tspblack pepper
  • 3 cupscorn, cooked
  • ½a red bell pepper, chopped ((about ½ cup))
  • 1 smalljalapeno, chopped
  • ¼ cupred onion, chopped
  • ¼ cupcilantro, chopped
  • ¼ cupcrumbled cotija cheese
  • 1 cupgreek yogurt
  • 2 tbspmayonnaise
  • 1lime, zest & juice of
  • ½ tspeach: chili powder, smoked paprika, garlic powder
  • ½ tspkosher salt
  • ¼ tspblack pepper
  • 1 tbspwater ((as needed to thin it out))
  • 1 cupjasmine rice, uncooked
  • 1 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  • ½ cupcilantro, chopped
  • 2 tbsplime juice ((1 lime))
  • ½ tspgarlic powder
  • ½ tspkosher salt ((more to taste))
  • ¼ tspblack pepper
  • romaine lettuce or mixed greens
  • diced avocado
  • cherry tomatoes

Directions

  1. 1

    Prep the chicken: Cut the chicken into cubes. Add 1 Tbsp of the olive oil and the seasonings. Give it a toss until the chicken is coated. Set aside to let the chicken marinade at least 30 minutes while you make the other components of the bowl.

  2. 2

    Make the cilantro lime rice: cook rice according to the instructions on the package. Let it cool about 5-10 minutes and then add the cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, garlic powder, salt & black pepper. Mix to combine.

  3. 3

    Prep the Elote Dressing: while the rice is cooking, make the Elote dressing by mixing together the Greek yogurt, olive oil mayonnaise, lime zest, lime juice and spices.

  4. 4

    Make the Street Corn Salad: If using fresh ears of corn, cook it using your preferred cooking method and remove fresh corn kernels from the cob with a sharp knife. Remove the pulp and seeds from the jalapeno. Chop the jalapeno, red pepper, red onion, and cilantro. To assemble the salad, add the corn, bell pepper, jalapeno, cilantro, red onion and cotija cheese to a large bowl. Add half of the Elote dressing and mix.

  5. 5

    Cook the chicken: heat a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add olive oil and heat until it shimmers. Add the marinated chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes on one side, undisturbed. Flip and cook another 3-4 minutes until fully cooked to an internal temperature of 165℉ (75°C)

  6. 6

    Assemble the bowls: Add the romaine (optional), rice, chicken and street corn salad to a bowl. Top it with more dressing, a squeeze of lime, and your favorite toppings!

  7. 7

    Hint: meal prep in advance by making the corn salsa and dressing ahead of time!