Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Chicken and Mango Salsa
Chicken with mango salsa makes a cheerful dinner when a fresh topping sounds good. Sweet fruit and creamy avocado sit against the seasoned, browned chicken, with lime tying the bites together. Let the chicken rest, then spoon the salsa over and enjoy a generous plate.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Original yield
- Serves 6
- Ingredients
- 13 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Dinner
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Grilling
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Coat chicken evenly
Mix the breasts with seasonings, lime and oil until the coating reaches all the meat, then set aside while making salsa.
2. Oil the preheated grill
Bring the grill to medium and brush it with oil before adding chicken, helping keep the pieces from sticking.
3. Rest before adding the topping
Remove the cooked chicken and give it the stated five-minute rest before serving with mango salsa spooned over.
Get to know the ingredients
Diced mango
Dice the mango before combining with the other salsa ingredients, so the fruit is distributed through the topping.
Diced avocado
Prepare the avocado in dice for the salsa bowl, mixing it with mango, pepper, onion and the other ingredients.
Optional jalapeno
Seed and dice the jalapeno if using it, adding it to the separate salsa rather than the chicken seasoning.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 6. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Salsa over rested chicken
Check the chicken reaches the stated 165°F, rest briefly off the grill and top with the mixed mango salsa.
A little more help as you go
A stovetop method is included
For a skillet alternative, brown one side before flipping, covering and lowering the heat to finish cooking.
Thin breasts suit the skillet option
For that stovetop method, try cutting or pounding the breasts to the stated even thickness.
A few questions you might have
Can I bake the chicken instead?
Yes. Options include laying breasts flat on a large baking sheet and baking to the same stated center temperature.
Is the mango salsa cooked?
It is mixed separately and spooned over the cooked, rested chicken; there is no salsa-cooking stage in the preparation.
Does chicken thickness affect grilling?
The cooking window depends on thickness, with the stated 165°F internal temperature used to check the chicken is done.
What keeps the salsa evenly flavored?
Mix all its prepared ingredients well before serving so lime, cilantro and the diced produce are distributed through the topping.
When is the cilantro used?
It is part of the separate mango salsa mixture, prepared while the seasoned chicken is set aside before grilling.
Any more cooking tips?
To cook on the stove top: Heat pan with 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat. Once hot, place each chicken breast flat in the pan. Cook for 2-4 minutes, or until a crust has formed. Flip the chicken breast, cover the pan and reduce the heat to low. Cook an additional 5-8 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (internal temp of 165˚F) *This method works best with thin chicken breasts, so if you plan to cook this way, you can cut or pound the chicken breast to 1/2″ thickness. To cook in the oven: Preheat oven to 375˚F Place chicken breast flat on a large baking sheet. Bake for 15-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (internal temp of 165˚F)
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: easyfamilyrecipes.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
