Quick & Easy Mango Chicken
Gently spiced with garlic, onion, sweet mango and smoked paprika, this Quick and Easy Mango Chicken is delicious with a side of ready to serve rice or turmeric quinoa.
**This Quick and Easy Mango Chicken first appeared on Savory Spin in May 2015. I have updated the photos and recipe to use cubed instead of whole chicken breasts, but, my opinions expressed, remain the same.**
Seasonal colds and coughs are bad – but, what seem to hit worse (at least in our household) are those colds and coughs that creep in while we happen to be stressed.
Last weekend, my daughter was super stressed. She was stressed about the unknown. You see, last weekend she started training at her very first job (making me realize that she is growing up faster than I ever expected).
She was stressed before her first day (even though she found out later, that it would be a walk in the park, and that she would come to like what she did and she would like her co-workers). But, that moment of stress had left her susceptible, and, come Monday, she could barely talk without coughing.
At times like these, I turn to the healing and comforting powers of foods, first. Most times, when either of us catch a cold or cough or both, I make sure I have plenty of broccoli sautéed with onions, garlic, ginger and turmeric root on our plates along with either some chicken soup or some sort of jazzed up chicken dish.
I decided to pair up chicken with mangoes and tomatoes (for an extra boost of vitamin C) in this super simple and easy dish. All you need is one pan and one cutting board, which means more time to “oooh” and “aaaah” over each forkful of this tender chicken.
There is no butter used, nor is there any cream – just mango, tomato, chicken, spinach, onions and good ol’ garlic! This chicken goes from cutting board to dinner plate in less than 40 minutes and is a must try – what do you say?
Why this Mango Chicken is one of my favorite quick and easy dinners:
- Sweet & Spicy Mingle
Ripe, sweet mango and chili powder balance each other out in this delicious dish. - It Has So Many Textures
White sesame seeds were added for a bit of an added crunch. - So Versatile
Enjoy as is or pair with your favorite salad. - Packed with Immune Building Nutrients
With plenty of healthy ingredients, this is a delicious way for us to try and fend off seasonal bugs!
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 can fire roasted tomatoes
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/2 cup frozen spinach
- 1/2 cup mango chopped
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder optional
- salt and pepper to taste
- parsley and chili flakes to garnish
Instructions
- Add olive oil to a pan over medium heat. Add onion to the pan and saute about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add in the garlic and saute a couple of minutes.
- Move the onion and garlic to the side of the pan and add in the chicken and let brown. Stir cubes around and let brown on the other side as well.
- Add in the frozen spinach, mango, tomato paste, fire roasted tomatoes, smoked paprika, chili powder (optional).
- Then add in the chicken stock and stir. Let simmer covered for about 15 minutes over a low flame.
- Uncover and stir till most of the liquid is absorbed. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Sprinkle with chili flakes (optional) and parsley and serve with turmeric quinoa or ready to serve rice and steamed broccoli.
Notes
Nutrition
Other Mango and Chicken Combinations on Savory Spin: Mango Chicken Veggie Saute & Pineapple and Mango Chicken Packets
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I so agree – I love how healing food can be! And comforting too of course! I remember being soooo stressed before I started my first job in high school – so I can relate!!
And this chicken sounds delicious – I mean, I don’t think I could ever pass on mango!
Mango and Pineapple start to taste so good round this time of the year! At Costco they have 6 Alfonso mangoes for $5 – good golly how can a girl say no! 🙂
Btw- thanks so much Ashley!
I love mango chicken! And I loved catching up on all of your posts I missed. I’m now drooling all over my laptop haha
Haha – glad to have you back – and in 3 months you are gonna (fingers crossed) be in the same time zone as I am!!!! Yipeeeee!!!!!!
What a beautiful dish!! We love mango in our house. I can almost taste this!
Thanks so much Ashley 🙂
No way! She’s started working already?!
That is insane! I hope she enjoys it and it will no doubt put her in good stead for her future. Now this chicken looks delicious- I was salivating when I saw it on Instagram!
Ps- It’s so refreshing to communicate with you on real time!
Haha – yes – it sure is, Arman! Hope you are settling in ok….
Feels like it was just yesterday that I was dropping her off in Kindergarten – this time thing goes by way too fast!
That’s a fantastic looking dish there, so vibrant looking, so colourful! Lovely as usual Shashi!
Thanks so much Neil! Hope you have a wonderful week!
This looks amazing!! Ya know, I love mango in typically savory recipes! Such an unexpected delicious combo! Great recipe! Looks healthy and delicious!! DOUBLE win! 🙂
Thanks so much Cailee – the juice in the mango marries well with the tomatoes and ‘shrooms – this was a pleasure to eat! 🙂
I would never have thought about adding mango here, Shashi…but it sounds delicious! In fact, next time I’m stressed, I might just hire you as my personal chef. You keep making all sorts of delicious creations down there! I hope lil Shashi is enjoying her job…ah, real life. 😉
Yup – Lil Shashi is enjoying her job – thankfully there are no cute boys there!!! Yes!!! When she get’s her first check, I think she is gonna react like Rachel (from Friends) did https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whf3S85q0bk -real life indeed! 🙂
Thanks, btw – so, I see you are trying to come up with ways to work around your greedy mail-lady eh?
There’s seriously nothing better than the healing power of foods. My mom was always big on curing my ailments the natural way, and I remember her feeding me all sorts of nasty concoctions involving garlic, herbs, and who knows what else. They -did- work, though… but I’d definitely prefer the healing powers of a dish like this 🙂
Hahahaha! Oh Amanda this “all sorts of nasty concoctions involving garlic, herbs, and who knows what else” had me chuckling so bad – funny because I used to say that about my mom’s concoctions when I was young, and now, there are times (when I add too much turmeric root or ginger) when my daughter says those very same words about my concoctions!!!!
That looks so fresh and mouthwatering!
Thanks Angie!
Good luck to your daughter on her very first job. I’m glad she likes it. I’m sure she’ll do a great job!
But what about this chicken??? Tomatoes with mango and spices…this almost sounds like a chutney recipe. Right?
Thanks Mike!
You know what – I’ve never made chutney – I wouldn’t know where to start – though, I have enjoyed eating the heck out of it at my mom’s house!
Wow Shashi! That looks super scrumptious. Thanks for one more great idea for chicken!
Aww – thanks so much Melanie!
THIS CHICKEN! I am so in love with all the spicy flavors, with the sweet mango yumminess! Totally my kind of dinner-age!
I hope your daughters job goes well! I bet she will ROCK IT OUT. Pinned!
“Dinner-age” yes – that’s being added to my list of Taylor-isms along with eleventy billion!
Thanks so much Btw!
oh can’t wait to check out this chicken! and love that combo! so Moroccan! my fav. love the ginger root in there too. nicely done friend.
Thanks so much Lindsay – I’ve been using so much ginger root lately – my daughter isn’t a fan, but I love it! That’s why I added the mangoes in this one – compromise right?
Love mango these days and I especially love it in this dish–mango plus tomatoes?! I never would have thought of that.
Thanks so much Erin – have you tried Pineapple and tomatoes? To me, they are a sweeter combo than this one….
Congrats to your daughter on her new job- glad it’s going well so far! This chicken dish looks like total comfort food…great way to zap away any signs of the flu!
Thanks so much Khushboo – glad your back friend!
I’ve never used tomatoes and mango together but this dish looks amazing!
Thanks so much Maureen!