Lemon Garlic Chicken and Creamed Corn

Dinner tonight was fantastic---A+++!!! Yummy lemony-garlicky chicken and homemade creamed corn that'll blow that canned or frozen stuff outta the park! I had no idea how easy it was to make creamed corn as you'll see below and it's so much better because it's not all mushy. The chicken came out so moist by searing it in the pan on the stove top first then letting it cook through in a hot oven. I picked up the recipe in my Food Network mag and can be found here:  Lemon-Garlic Chicken with Creamed Corn. I cut the recipe in half since it was just the two of us. Here's how I made it...

ingredients
• 2 bone in, skin on chicken thighs
• 2 chicken drumsticks
• Salt & Pepper
• 1 1/2 Tbsp flour
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic, peeled but left whole
• zest & juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 lb (give or take) of frozen corn, thawed out
• 2/3 cup whole milk at room temperature
• 1 tbsp fresh chives, minced

directions
1. Preheat oven to 450º. Let chicken come to room temperature for about 20-30 minutes on your counter. You never want to sear cold meat, best to let it come to room temp. Season chicken with lots of S&P and sprinkle with a total of 1 tbsp flour on all sides.
2. Heat a cast iron skillet over medium - high heat... once smoking, add olive oil. Add chicken and sear on all sides, this will take about 5-7 minutes if your pan is hot enough. Add garlic, lemon juice & zest and turn the chicken to coat all sides. Place skillet in oven and bake for 20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
3. Meanwhile, heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once melted add the corn, salt & pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes until corn is tender. Sprinkle in 1/2 tbsp flour and stir for 1 minute. Slowly add milk, while stirring and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low and simmer until thickened. If for any reason you feel it's "too thick", just add more milk. Stir in chives and keep warm until ready to serve.
4. Remove chicken from skillet and let rest for 5 minutes. Serve with garlic cloves and the creamed corn on the side.

Enjoy!