Chicken and Mango in a Warm Coconut Sauce

Chicken and Mango in a Warm Coconut Sauce

A different and delightful way to enjoy mango. If desired, cubes of pre-roasted squash or pumpkin can be used in place of the mango.Recipe by Patricia Chuey developed for CanolaInfo

Servings
6 people
  • Ingredients
    • 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour (30 mL)
    • 1 Tbsp Spanish paprika (15 mL)
    • 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice (15 mL)
    • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper or crushed red chili flakes (0.5 mL)
    • 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cubed (4)
    • 2 Tbsp canola oil (30 mL)
    • ½ cup diced red onion (125 mL)
    • 1 (14 oz /398 mL) can light coconut milk
    • 1 (14 oz /398 mL) can diced, unsalted tomatoes
    • 1 cup mango chunks, fresh or frozen, thawed (250 mL)
  • Directions
    1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C).
    2. In a large zip seal bag, combine flour, paprika, pumpkin pie spice and cayenne pepper or red chili flakes. Shake to mix well. Add chicken, about ¼ at a time and shake to coat.
    3. In a large oven-safe saucepan, heat canola oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown for approximately 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken from pan.
    4. Add onions and cook for about 3 minutes or until just softened. Add coconut milk, tomatoes, mango and return chicken to oven safe saucepan.
    5. Bake for 25 minutes. Serve on its own or with steamed rice.

Nutritional Analysis

Serving Size
1 cup (250 mL)
Servings
6
Calories
180
Total Fat
9 g
Saturated Fat
3.5 g
Cholesterol
30 mg
Sodium
45 mg
Carbohydrates
13 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugars
13 g
Protein
13 g
Potassium
150 mg