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Jerk Chicken with Mango Salsa

Earlier this week I was going to post an orange chicken that I made in the crock-pot but it didn’t turn out so good…..it was a little on the salty side.  This recipe, on the other hand, was a hit!  A few weeks back Hubby and I went to the Goodwill just to check out what they have.  Every once in a while we like to go and see if we find anything interesting.  This Goodwill had a pretty big book section and I found myself in the cookbook section.  I found a cookbook of Cooking Light Annual Recipes for 2000 for only $2.50!  This cookbook is almost 350 pages, I thought this was a deal!  So mental note if you want to grow your cookbook collection, check out your local Goodwill.

Anyways, in this book, I found a recipe for a Fresh Mango Salsa and I had just bought six mangos at Sam’s Club (great deal), so I thought this would be a good thing to try.  I thought what would go well with a mango salsa and jerk chicken was the first thing that came to mind.  I searched around for a few jerk chicken recipes on-line and came up with this.  I also made an easy side of roast potatoes.  Hubby and I agreed that this recipe was a success.

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Yield: 4

Jerk Chicken with Mango Salsa

Ingredients

Jerk Chicken

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  • 1 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup of chicken broth
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper or 1 habanero peppers (depends how much heat you like)
  • 4 chicken breast
  • 1/2 cup lime juice
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Mango Salsa

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  • 1 1/2 cups of chopped & peeled mango
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped tomato
  • 2 Tbs minced fresh cilantro
  • 2 Tbs fresh lime juice
  • 1 tsp minced peeled fresh ginger

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients except the chicken and lime juice in a food processor and puree until pretty smooth. Place the chicken and lime juice in a mixing bowl and pour about half of the jerk sauce over it, tossing the chicken around to coat it well. Place in a container and pour the remaining sauce on top of chicken. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, you can also do it overnight.

  • Remove the chicken pieces from the jerk marinade. Heat grill or griddle grill to medium high heat. Add chicken to grill and cook, flipping once until cooked through, about 5-6 minutes on each side.

  • Combine all ingredients in a bowl, cover and chill.
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    1. Potatoes were AMAZING. We added a little of parmesan during and after baking for an extra kick. The chicken was moist with a lot of flavor. The mango sauce made a huge difference, nice combo for the palate. Only complexity was the different temperatures for the oven and timing everything accordingly.

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