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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.
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.
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!
Hi there am I able to cut a whole chicken breast in half? I can’t tell if you cut them in half or not? Thanks!
Hey Abby,
If your chicken breasts are pretty large then yes go ahead and cut them in half. I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xT
I made this tonight and it was amazing! I used coconut milk for cream and ghee for butter. I also skipped the parmesan, but I added 2 jalapenos! Sooo good will make again. Thank you!
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try! I appreciate you leaving a comment! 🙂 xT
This turned out delicious! I was a little skeptical at first (sorry!) since the corn sauce/broth didn’t turn out thick, like I was expecting. To be fair, the photos don’t show it thick. Serving it with rice since helps soak up the thin but delicious broth. I subbed chicken broth for the wine, since my kids don’t like the flavor. I love thyme and that flavor really got infused throughout the dish. My chicken didn’t get nice and brown and crispy like yours – probably because my pan was too crowded. If I make it again I might have to use a bigger pan or do the chicken in two batches. Tasty!
Thanks so so much for trying out this recipe! Have a lovely day! xT
Thank you for this – I’m in between and cooking in a stove top galley. It’s a treat to have discovered this stellar chix recipe. Corn on the cob is excellent right now, but I’ll be making this through the winter months as well.
Best best,
Jude Ashley
Thank you so much Judith! xT
This is a favorite! Well…. we have lots of favorites from your collection. This one is in the top 10 for summer recipes! Although we do have it anytime of the year!
Thank you for trying out the recipe! 🙂 xT
This was absolutely delicious! Followed the recipe but added a drizzle of honey and it was amazing. Ten out of ten.
Thank you so much for giving this recipe a try! I’m SO glad you enjoyed it! xT
This is fantastic! Made as is except didn’t have basil so left that off.
Sounds like you nailed this recipe! Thanks for trying it out! xT
Another great recipe! Delish!
Thanks so much Kim! xT
I chose to make this to use up some farmer’s market corn and it didn’t disappoint. I used sage instead of thyme (because that’s what was in my garden), rosé instead of white wine (because that’s what was open in my fridge), and doubled the garlic (because you always should) and it was delicious! Make sure to simmer uncovered in step 5 – mine took a little longer than 15 minutes to simmer the liquid off. If you don’t do that it will be too runny.
Very tasty, comforting summer recipe, and a great one to play with seasonings/toppings based on what you have on hand!
Thank you so much for trying out this recipe! Have a lovely day! xT
very yummy, will use less pepper flakes next time. tnx👏👏
Thank you Isabel! xT
Do you think this could be made in a crockpot?
I haven’t ever tried that myself, but I think that should work well! xT
just finished making this. i used a kittle more bacon, because my corn was super sweet, and i wanted to offset it. i noticed on your other recipe using a skillet i seen limes and paprika in that meal. mine turned out pretty good, but only because i have trouble tasting and smelling. these two symptoms left over from having covid 2 years ago, but my son said it was damn good and said make it again
Hey Ray! Thanks for trying out the recipe!
I really wanted to love this. Maybe I did something wrong? The chicken (I bought organic, air chilled chicken breasts) was tasteless. Which seems odd with all of the flavors from multiple ingredients the recipe calls for. I followed the recipe exactly and I am an experienced cook. My husband actually said, “Don’t make this again.” I’m so sad to have spent so much money and time preparing something I’m going to throw away. I realize everyone has different tastes but this was really just not good. I’m going over the recipe and trying to think of how I could have messed it up but I don’t think I did. Sorry but wanted to be honest.
Hey! Thank you so much for trying out the recipe, I’m really sorry it didn’t out, I feel so bad that you spent time and money to make this recipe and it didn’t turn out for you! Thank you for letting me know, I apologize again!
I saw this recipe on Instagram and decided to give it a try! “Garlic Butter Creamed Corn Chicken”- what’s not to like?? It did not disappoint! Exactly as she described “summer comfort” dinner. I followed the directions and measurements in the recipe, and everything was spot on!
Love to hear that!! Thank you so much for giving the recipe a try! xT
This dish was amazing! It was a bit more watery than I wanted. But I simmered it with a lid on, so 100% my fault. I would just simmer it without a lid next time. I used the coconut milk and it did not have a strong coconut flavor which was nice. Sometimes you want that but with this dish I was hoping it wouldn’t change the flavor to much. I also, opted out of the bacon, so did a splash of paprika on one side of the chicken for that “bacon flavor”
Your dishes take a bit longer than most other recipes, but if I ever want a restaurant worthy meal that is an amazing experience from the smell while cooking to the taste and look at the end. You are my go to! Thank you from this mom of five who everyone from 20-1yrs always love your dishes
Thank you so much for the feedback! xT