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Garlic Butter!! Creamed Corn Chicken! Oh my gosh, is there anything better? This chicken is made in under an hour, uses just one skillet, and is beyond delicious. It’s creamy, garlicky, packed with corn, and finished with fresh herbs and parmesan. Perfect cozy, summer dinner for any night of the week.
This is what I call summer comfort food. As you guys know, come the fall months I’m all about cozy, comfort foods, but I also think that summer can use a cozier recipe or two. Enter this creamed corn chicken.
It’s cozy, but yet totally summery at the same time, and I am in love with it.
Plus, it’s a one skillet, no oven, kind of recipe. So for those of you who don’t want to do a lot of dishes and can’t even begin to think about turning on the oven in the summer heat, this is your dinner.
Ingredients
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Fresh chopped thyme
- Kosher salt and pepper
- All-purpose flour
- Thick cut bacon
- Yellow onion
- Butter
- Corn
- Garlic, minced or grated
- Crushed red pepper flakes
- Dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc
- Heavy cream, canned full fat coconut milk, or whole milk
- Grated parmesan or Asiago cheese
- Fresh basil
Before I dive into all the details, I have to say thank you to everyone who commented on Monday’s post. I was so thrilled to see that so many of you enjoy my stories in addition to my recipes. Rambling on about life isn’t what most people recommend doing within a recipe blog post, but I’ve decided I don’t really care. I’m all about sharing my life stories with you guys!
I was also so excited to see so many of you commenting. Summer typically is a very slow time for the online/digital world, but it really excites me to see so many of you still reading away and commenting. I absolutely LOVE hearing from you guys and your kind words, feedback, and even (constructive) criticism, are what keep me energized and excited to share new content with you guys every single day.
So long story, short, thanks so much for reading and hanging out with me everyday! Hope you guys feel like we are friends cooking together in the kitchen…
Speaking of which, I finally posted my first IGTV video and now we can totally can be cooking together in the kitchen. Well kind of!
I made my favorite Blueberry Chamomile Galette and had a lot of fun putting it together…but I’m not going to lie, being on camera is hard, but in a weird way, I kind of love it too. It’s definitely difficult to watch myself though. Like I just can’t do it. Thank God I don’t have to edit these or I would delete everything.
This is just the first video I’ve done, and I am filming solo while using my iPhone, so it’s for sure not perfect, but then nothing in life is perfect! That said, hoping to improve the quality of the videos now that Kai is in town to film!
Anyway, let me know what you guys think and what type of video content you would love to see!
OK. Garlic. Butter. Creamed Corn. Chicken.
Here are all the delicious details.
Since it’s summer and it’s super hot, I wanted to create a recipe that was quick, simple, easy, required no oven, but was still delicious. That is this chicken.
It all starts with crisping up some bacon in a large skillet. The bacon is our first layer of flavor here, and while you can choose to leave it out if you prefer, I do think it adds so much flavor and pairs perfectly with the sweet corn. It’s up to you but…
I’d use the bacon.
Once the bacon is crisp, you’ll sear the chicken, then cook the corn with some butter, garlic, and herbs until it’s golden and smelling delish. Add a little white wine and simmer that all together until the chicken is cooked through.
Finish things off with some cream, some cheese, and fresh basil, and dinner is complete.
You see?
Cozy, summer comfort food!
I really could not love this skillet dinner more. It’s simple, but yet so full of flavors that everyone really enjoys. I love serving this chicken over steamed quinoa for a healthy, protein packed grain, but brown or white rice is equally delicious. Make a side salad or some grilled veggies and you’ll have the perfect simple summer dinner.
SO GOOD. I know I say this every single day, but this recipe really is good. It’s one of those recipes that you’ll crave time and time again. Plus the sauce kind of just melts in your mouth. YUM!
Watch the How To Video:
If you make this garlic butter creamed corn chicken, please be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! I love hearing from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every one of you. Oh, and of course, if you do make this chicken, don’t forget to also tag me on Instagram so I can see! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Garlic Butter Creamed Corn Chicken
Servings: 6 servings
Calories Per Serving: 537 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Watch the How-To Reel
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme, plus more for serving
- kosher salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 slices thick cut bacon, chopped
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 ears corn, kernels removed from cob
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 3/4 cup dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, canned full fat coconut milk, or whole milk
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan or Asiago cheese
- fresh basil
Instructions
- 1. Rub the chicken all over with 1 tablespoon olive oil, thyme, and season generously with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the flour evenly over the chicken and toss to coat, adding more flour if needed to cover the chicken.2. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and cook the bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan and drain onto paper towels.3. Add the chicken to the pan and sear on both sides until golden, about 5 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the pan. 4. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. When the oil shimmers, add the onion and cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the butter, corn, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Cook another 5 minutes or until the corn is golden. 5. Reduce the heat to medium low and pour in the wine and 1/2 cup water. Add the chicken back to the skillet and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer the chicken for 10-15 minutes until cooked through. Stir in the heavy cream and parmesan, cook another few minutes until warmed through. Remove from the heat and top with bacon.5. Serve the chicken topped with fresh thyme and basil. Enjoy!
This post was originally published on July 11, 2018
This was SENSATIONAL!!! The flavors…and oh yes, the bacon and thyme! Thank you for making last week a great one; we have been digging into this night after night. Thank you for sharing your incredible talents with us; I truly look forward to the next recipe. xo
I am so glad you loved this! Thank you so much Ruth!
We finally tried this recipe this week, and it was incredible! Thank you for the great recipe! The sauce is spot-on.
Thank you Sarah!
Another wonderful dish!! Your recipes never disappoint!!!
Thank you so much Andrea!
It’s not summer here so I swapped mushrooms for the corn and it was spectacular! A new favorite that will be on high rotation. Thank you
I love that! Thank you Kaya!
This was delicious! The smoky/creamy corn sauce was so good with the chicken. I’ll bet it would be good with shrimp too. Thanks for another great recipe!.
Thank you so much Bridget!
Made this tonight for some friends, thank you for such a great recipe. Delicious, easy, and really well received! Everyone had seconds!!
Thank you Devon!
I made this last night. Hands-down my favourite recipe of yours so far! Thanks 🙂
Thank you so much Mari! I am so glad you enjoyed this!
I made it for dinner yesterday and my family loved it! A delicious meal with little effort. I served it with jasmine rice and it tasted great. I might omit bacon next time I make it though. I think it’s perfectly flavorful without it and slightly less heavy.
Thank you so much Sophie! I am so glad you loved this!
WOW! This was a fantastic meal and it was a very recipe to follow. It was so good I sent the recipe to my mom and she made it the next night for dinner based on my rave review. She and my dad are equally obsessed with the recipe. Just went on amazon and ordered your cookbook(and a 2nd for a Xmas gift for my mom) Thanks Tieghan for a fabulous recipe!!
Awh I am so happy to hear that! Thank you so much Jillian! I hope you and your mom love the cookbook!
An easy and seasonal dish that ticked every box! Perfect!
Thank you Susan!
The speed of your video for garlic butter creamed corn chicken is manic! I got out of breath watching it, Nevertheless the recipe looks good!
Thank you so much Laura!
What would you serve this with? Rice? Or nothing?
Hi Vanessa! You could do either! I think it would taste amazing with rice or just by itself!
We made this for dinner last night. Amazing!! I love the one pot cleanup, and the fresh herbs made the recipe very flavorful. It’s now in the repertoire.
That is so amazing to hear! Thank you so much Diane!
Finally got to make this last night for supper. Holy. Crap. This was amazing!! My boyfriend and I both raved over it the whole time we were eating. I’m a decent cook but this recipe just really stepped it up and made me feel like i knew what I’m doing ? next time I’m going to do all the prep in the morning. Then it will be an even faster meal! Thanks for the fantastic recipe!
That is so amazing to hear! I am so glad you and your boyfriend loved this recipe Shelby! Thank you!
This was delicious but I gave it only 4 stars bc it’s easy to be delicious when you are made with cream, bacon and cheese 🙂
Thank you Emily!