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Coconut Chicken with Two Mango Salsas

May 20, 2015 by Wifeeclectic 6 Comments

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Childs food meets adult pallete with this coconut chicken and mango salsa TWO WAYS! A delicious and flavorful combination.

Coconut Chicken with Two Mango Salsas

Summer is just around the corner and nothing says summer quite like light meals. I can only do so many salads before I’m craving something with substance. Normally I turn to my grill, but it has been raining like crazy around here lately, so I haven’t been able to even do that.

But what says light and summer like fruit? It’s delicious and sweet, but often seen as more of a dessert than a main course. But could it be a main course? Absolutely!

Enter Coconut Chicken with Two Mango Salsas. It’s like child’s food meets a grown-up taste palate. Why two mango salsas? Having lived in South Texas for a number of years I grew to appreciate a variety of salsas at a meal.

So, here you have it: a meal that’s playful, light and incredibly tasty.

INGREDIENTS
Chicken Strips
6-10 chicken tenders
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1 cup Panko bread crumbs
1 cup cashews
½ cup coconut flakes, sweetened
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 ½ tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp onion powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp pepper

Mango Salsa – Pico de Gallo Style
1 mango, peeled and chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
4-5 green onions, sliced
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp vinegar
1/2 tsp finely shredded lime peel
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper.

Smooth Mango Salsa
1 mangos, peeled and chopped
1 Tbsp honey
1½ limes, juiced
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp red pepper flakes
½ tsp cumin
2 cloves garlic
2 green onions, chopped

DIRECTIONS
Chicken Tender Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 
  2. Toast the cashews in a pan over medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes.
  3. Place the cashews and coconut flakes in a food processor and mix until the ingredients have crumbled together and look about the consistency of bread crumbs.
  4. Combine the cashew/coconut mixture with the flour, Panko bread crumbs, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, paprika, salt, cayenne and pepper. Mix well in a flat glass dish.
  5. Beat the two eggs in a separate bowl.
  6. One at a time, take the chicken tenders and lightly dip in the dry spice/cashew mix. Place in the egg and return to the spice/cashew mix, pressing the mix into the chicken.
  7. Place each chicken tender on a sprayed cooking sheet.
  8. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the outside turns a nice golden brown.

Mango Salsa Preparation

  1. Combine all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and stir to combine. The end results should look like a brightly colored pico de gallo, with large chunks.

Smooth Mango Salsa Preparation

  1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend on high for a couple minutes until it takes on a salsa-like consistency. There shouldn’t be any large chunks, but it also shouldn’t turn into a sauce.
 
This meal works well when each salsa is placed in a small bowl. Serve with tortilla chips and alternate dipping the chicken strips and/or chips between the salsas. It’s a flavor experience that will leave your sweet tooth satisfied.
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Coconut Chicken with Mango Salsa

Childs food meets adult pallete with this coconut chicken and mango salsa TWO WAYS! A delicious and flavorful combination.
Course: Main Course
Keyword: Dinner, Food, Recipe

Ingredients

Chicken Strips

  • 6-10 chicken tenders
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 1 cup cashews
  • ½ cup coconut flakes sweetened
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp pepper

Mango Salsa – Pico de Gallo Style

  • 1 mango peeled and chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 4-5 green onions sliced
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp finely shredded lime peel
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper.

Smooth Mango Salsa

  • 1 mangos peeled and chopped
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 1½ limes juiced
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 green onions chopped

Instructions

Chicken Tender Preparation

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • Toast the cashews in a pan over medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes.
  • Place the cashews and coconut flakes in a food processor and mix until the ingredients have crumbled together and look about the consistency of bread crumbs.
  • Combine the cashew/coconut mixture with the flour, Panko bread crumbs, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, paprika, salt, cayenne and pepper. Mix well in a flat glass dish.
  • Beat the two eggs in a separate bowl.
  • One at a time, take the chicken tenders and lightly dip in the dry spice/cashew mix. Place in the egg and return to the spice/cashew mix, pressing the mix into the chicken.
  • Place each chicken tender on a sprayed cooking sheet.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the outside turns a nice golden brown.

Mango Salsa Preparation

  • Combine all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and stir to combine. The end results should look like a brightly colored pico de gallo, with large chunks.

Smooth Mango Salsa Preparation

  • Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend on high for a couple minutes until it takes on a salsa-like consistency. There shouldn’t be any large chunks, but it also shouldn’t turn into a sauce.

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Filed Under: Dinners, Recipes Tagged With: recipe, Tasty Tuesdays

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Comments

  1. Masshole Mommy says

    May 20, 2015 at 7:33 pm

    That sounds SO good. Coconut chicken is one of my favorites.

    Reply
  2. Crystal says

    May 20, 2015 at 11:37 pm

    Oh wow. I have had mango salsa before, but never any like your smooth salsa. Ever since my last pregnancy, spicy foods have hit me harder. I love to add flavor, but can't do as much heat as before. These sound great for me.

    Reply
  3. Janet Krugel says

    May 20, 2015 at 11:46 pm

    This sounds really good. I love mango salsa!

    Reply
  4. Mistee Dawn says

    May 21, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    That looks and sounds so delicious! I will have to make some of this for my hubby!

    Reply
  5. Liz Mays says

    May 21, 2015 at 4:45 pm

    What a delicious way to serve chicken. I love, love mango everything.

    Reply
  6. Kristin and Megan says

    May 21, 2015 at 9:57 pm

    You had me at coconut! I'm drooling…yum!

    Reply

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