Grilled Chicken with Fresh Corn Cakes

Name: Grilled Chicken with Fresh Corn Cakes
Prep time: 56 min
Cook time: 56 min
Total time: 56 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 slices cooked thick hickory-smoked bacon slices; 473 milliliters loosely packed arugula; 3 skinned and boned chicken breasts; 170 grams package buttermilk cornbread mix; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 3 ears fresh corn, husks removed; 59 milliliters chopped fresh basil; 2 garlic cloves, pressed; 3 lemons; 79 milliliters olive oil; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 0 teaspoons pepper; 2 teaspoons salt, divided

Grilled Chicken with Fresh Corn Cakes is a dairy free main course. One portion of this dish contains approximately 30g of protein, 48g of fat, and a total of 736 calories. This recipe serves 4. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 56 minutes. If you have olive oil, arugula, dijon mustard, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemons you could follow this main course with the Watermelon, Lemonade, and Blueberry Ice Pops as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat grill to 350 to 400 (medium-high) heat. Grate zest from lemons to equal 1 Tbsp.

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Lemon

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Grill

Cut lemons in half; squeeze juice from lemons into a measuring cup to equal 1/4 cup.

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Lemon

Juice

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Whisk together lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, next 3 ingredients, and 1 tsp. salt. Reserve 1/4 cup lemon mixture.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Garlic

Lemon

Salt

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Whisk

Pour remaining lemon mixture in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag; add chicken. Seal and chill 15 minutes, turning once.

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Whole Chicken

Lemon

Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade.

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

Brush corn with 1 Tbsp. olive oil; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tsp. salt.

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Olive Oil

Corn

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Grill chicken and corn at the same time, covered with grill lid, 20 minutes, turning chicken once and turning corn every 4 to 5 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Corn

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Remove chicken, and cover. Hold each grilled cob upright on a cutting board, and carefully cut downward, cutting kernels from cob.

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Whole Chicken

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Stir together cornbread mix and 2/3 cup water in a small bowl until smooth. Stir in basil and 1 cup grilled corn kernels.

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Cornbread Mix

Corn Kernels

Basil

Water

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Pour about 1/4 cup batter for each corn cake onto a hot, lightly greased griddle. Cook cakes 3 to 4 minutes or until tops are covered with bubbles and edges look dry and cooked; turn and cook other side.

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Corn

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Frying Pan