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Mexican Street Corn Chicken
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Mexican Street Corn Chicken
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
 

Mexican street corn salad served over juicy grilled chicken

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: best, Dinner Recipes, Easy, Elotes, Grilled Chicken, Grilling Recipes, Mexican Street Corn, Recipe, Summer Recipes, TikTok
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 567 kcal
Author: Cheri Renee
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 tsps garlic paste or fresh minced garlic
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp ground red pepper
  • kosher salt, pepper
  • 4 thin cut chicken breasts
  • 4 ears corn on the cob shucked
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup crumbled cotija cheese
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 4 lime wedges, Tajin seasoning
Instructions

  1. In a bowl add mayo, sour cream, garlic, chili powder, lime juice, ground red pepper, kosher salt, and pepper. Stir until evenly mixed.

  2. Place the chicken breasts in a gallon size plastic bag, add half of the mayo mixture to the bag. Massage the bag until the chicken is evenly coated.

  3. Brush the corn with olive oil on all sides.

  4. Place the corn on a grill over medium to medium high heat. After 4 minutes rotate the corn and add the chicken to the grill. Cook the chicken and corn an additional 4 minutes, flip the chicken and rotate corn again. Cook 4-6 more minutes depending on thickness of chicken.

  5. Remove the chicken and corn from the grill. Let the corn cool slightly and cut the kernels off the cobs.

  6. Put the corn kernels in a bowl and add remaining mayo mixture, cotija cheese, and cilantro. Stir until evenly mixed.

    Note: Add the mayo mixture a little at a time until it's the right consistency for your taste, you may not use all of the mayo mixture.

  7. Serve the grilled chicken with the Mexican Street Corn over top and a lime wedge on the side to squeeze over top and sprinkle with Tajin seasoning.