Showing posts with label citrus chicken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label citrus chicken. Show all posts

Monday, June 28, 2010

Citrus Chicken with Mango Salsa














Kristi was away for the weekend and I had two chicken breasts in the refrigerator and had picked up 4 mango's at the store the other day.  Instead of going with the easy grilled BBQ chicken I wanted to add some fresh citrus flavor.  After making those scallops with the jalapeno mango puree, I realized you can create all kinds of great flavored puree's.  While looking through the refrigerator I came up with the salsa idea and it turned out better than I imagined.  The combination of the chicken, puree and salsa tasted perfect, enjoy!

Ingredients

•   2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
•   3 tablespoon lime juice
•   1 ½ tablespoon lemon juice
•   ½ teaspoon garlic powder
•   2 mango's
•   2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
•   2 tablespoons honey
•   2 tablespoons your favorite BBQ sauce
•   1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
•   ¼ teaspoon chili powder
•   ¼ cup diced red pepper
•   ¼ cup diced yellow onion
•   ½ jalapeno seeded and diced
•   Salt and pepper

Directions

Start by marinating the chicken in 1 ½ tablespoons lime and lemon juice, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.

Add 1 mango, 1 tablespoon cilantro, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon lime juice, BBQ sauce, vinegar and chili powder in blender and puree. Let it chill in refrigerator while chicken marinates.

For the salsa the key is to dice 1 mango, red pepper, onion and jalapeno in same size pieces. Add 1 tablespoon honey, ½ tablespoon lime juice and a pinch of salt. Mix salsa and put in refrigerator until ready to plate.

Grill chicken over medium high heat. Start with skin side down for 2-3mins., turn 90 degrees to create good grill marks for another 2-3mins. Flip over and grill until chicken is cooked all the way through (time depends on how thick the chicken is).