Chicken, Mango, and Rice Salad

photo by Mmmama


- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups uncooked rice, preferably short grain
- 1 1⁄3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons salt
- 3⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 3⁄4 cup chopped red onion
- 1 mango, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice
- 1 avocado, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice
- 3 1⁄2 tablespoons lime juice (about 2 limes)
- 3⁄4 cup chopped cilantro
directions
- Cook rice until done, and rinse with cold water.
- Coat chicken with 1 tbs. of the oil and season with 1/4 teaspoons of the S/P.
- Cook chicken until done.
- When chicken is cool enough to handle, dice into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Toss the rice, chicken, onion, mango, avocado, and rest of the oil (1 tbs), remaining salt and pepper, lime juice, and cilantro.
- Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
- Revision: Since posting this recipe, I have been trying to cut back on consuming empty carbohydrates. So when I make this now I use little to no rice, and fill it with more of the other ingredients. It is still very good, especially after marinating for a while.
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Reviews
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I had some champagne mangoes I bought in bulk and searched for a recipe to try. This sounded very strange to me but had great reviews so I decided to try it even though my husband looked at me funny. He didn't get to try it yet but I did and it is amazing!!! I was pleasantly surprised! Such a simple recipe too! I poached my chicken. I used two champagne mangoes and 1 avocado. I used only 3/4 cup uncooked rice and that was plenty since other reviews mentioned using less. I used a Videlia onion since their sweet. I was a little short on my cilantro because my plant is on the end of of its season but more would have been even better! Thank you for a nice lite and refreshing summer recipe! I will make again!
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This is very flavorful!! My mom is going to a New Years party tonight and she requested that I make something light because we've all been overloaded on the comfort foods this holiday season. This was the ticket!! Made exactly as indicated except I used a grapeseed oil for the oil so it would be as healthy as possible. Who says healthy can't taste great? We put the salad into dixie cups to serve as mini appetizers. Awesome recipe:) Thanks for posting.
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I love this salad. I took it in to work for a hawaiian theme potluck. I was afraid that it may be too healthy for the group (as they don't typically like "healthy" foods), but they loved it. I, too, used bulgur wheat. It adds a nice nutty flavor. With a bit more mango and cilantro, it was perfect. Thanks!
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I made a double batch of this recipe for a get-together and although they didn't polish it off at the party we finished it up at home less than 24 hours later. I did find that it needed more mango, I used 3 mangos for a double recipe. I also used less rice. I'm looking forward to making it again. I know it's going to be one of those dishes that I take to get-togethers that everyone will want the recipe to. I also intend to try out the recipe using bulgur wheat(like in tabouli) instead of the rice. I'll try to remember to come back and let you know how that turned out.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Caseylaine
Denton, TX.
Hello. I, like many of us, once aspired to be a chef..but later realized I wanted to keep it as my passion, instead of making it "work". Currently I live in Houston with my homecookin guinea pig, Walker. I work in recruiting by day, and enjoy many hobbies outside of work such as gardening, cooking, volunteer work, golf and enjoying the houston nightlife. My advice as a cook is don't be scared to go outside of the "norm" every once in a while, you just might find something you've been missing! I always try to shop by a list, but I also always leave room for one new ingredient. Stuff you see all the time and wonder what it's for or what it tastes like, particularly different fruits and veggies and sauces and marinades. Usually if you buy it, you can "google up" a recipe later on. I'm a frugal shopper and love finding "more bang for your buck" kind of recipes; but we also try to eat meats and produce that is free of hormones and chemicals. I freeze a lot so that we dont waste food, since there's only two of us, and I also will recycle last nights food into tonights.