Best Mango Coconut Chicken Recipes

BAKED COCONUT CHICKEN TENDERS WITH MANGO CHUTNEY DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• For the chicken tenders: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Add a wire rack to a baking sheet and spray with cooking spray.
• In 3 separate shallow bowls, create a 3-step breading process. In the first bowl, add the coconut flour. In the second bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and a pinch of salt to combine. In the last bowl, add the panko, coconut, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and stir to combine.
• Pat the chicken dry and add it to the coconut flour, shaking off any excess. Then dip it in the egg mixture, making sure to coat the chicken entirely. Last, lay the chicken in the panko mixture, turn it over and press into the breading to coat evenly. Place on the prepared rack on the baking sheet and spray with cooking spray. Bake until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. If the chicken is light in color, place under the broiler for the last 2 minutes of cooking time.
• For the dipping sauce: Stir together the chutney, yogurt and jalapeno in a medium bowl.
• Serve the chicken with the dipping sauce.

OVEN FRIED COCONUT CHICKEN WITH MANGO DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• For the chicken tenders: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place a wire rack on a sheet pan and spray with cooking spray.
• Create a 3-step breading process in 3 separate shallow bowls. Put the coconut flour in the first bowl, eggs and coconut milk in the second bowl, whisked to combine, and panko, coconut, salt and pepper in the last bowl, stirred to combine.
• Pat the chicken dry and add it to the coconut flour, shaking off any excess, then dip it in the egg mixture, making sure to coat the chicken entirely. Lastly, lay the chicken in the panko mixture, turning it over and pressing into the breading to coat evenly. Place on the wire rack. Spray the chicken with additional cooking spray. Bake until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. (See Cook's Note.)
• For the dipping sauce: Whisk together the chutney, yogurt and jalapeno in a medium bowl.
• To serve this as a salad, combine the iceberg, carrots, tomatoes and red cabbage together in a bowl. Whisk the apple cider vinegar into the mango dipping sauce to make a dressing. Lightly dress the salad with the mango dressing. Top with the coconut chicken and serve.

CRISPY ROASTED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH CHIPOTLE-COCONUT SAUCE AND BLACK BEAN-MANGO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Put the onions in a bowl with the vinegar and soak 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle the chicken with 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Place skin-side up in a large ovensafe skillet and roast until the skin is golden brown and crispy and the chicken is cooked through, about 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss the beans, mango and cilantro with the soaked onions and vinegar, 1 tablespoon of the coconut milk and salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl.
• Transfer the chicken to 4 dinner plates. Carefully pour out the excess fat from the skillet and place on the stovetop over medium-high heat (use caution; the handle will be extremely hot). Add the chipotle chiles, remaining 1/2 cup coconut milk and 1/2 cup water; bring to a boil, scraping the browned bits from the pan. Reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Add a splash of vinegar and season with salt.
• Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve with the black bean-mango salad on the side.

COCONUT-CURRY FRIED CHICKEN NUGGETS WITH MANGO DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In large bowl, gently stir together chicken, coconut milk, curry powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
• In 10- or 12-inch skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat 2 to 3 inches vegetable oil over medium heat or to 350°F.
• While oil is heating, in food processor, place all Sauce ingredients. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until pureed. Spoon sauce into serving bowl; set aside.
• In another large bowl, place Bisquick mix. Remove chicken for milk mixture; place in bowl with Bisquick mix. Toss to coat. Add chicken pieces, one at a time, to hot oil. Fry 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown. Do not over-crowd skillet; if needed, fry in batches.
• Serve chicken nuggets with mango dipping sauce.

COCONUT CHICKEN WITH A TROPICAL MANGO RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix the first 4 ingredients together in a large container with a top. Add chicken pieces, toss till coated and set aside.
• Place all Mango Rum Sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend till smooth. Add to a pot and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Keep warm.
• Whisk egg whites till frothy. Toss in chicken pieces till coated.
• Place coconut in a bowl and dip each piece of chicken to coat with coconut.
• Set aside.
• Place enough oil to cover bottom of a large pan by 1/2 inch and heat to medium high.
• Cook 1/2 the chicken at a time about 4-5 minutes each side. Do not over crowd the pan.
• Drain cooked chicken on paper towels.
• Place chicken on a serving platter serve with Mango Rum Sauce.

COCONUT MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Fry chicken until golden; set aside.
• Fry onion, garlic and ginger about 5 minutes.
• Combine coconut milk, chicken bouillon and corn starch. Add to the onion mixture. Add chicken back to the pan. Bring to the boil, stirring until it thickens. Stir in mango slices or fresh mango.
• Simmer for about 5 minutes.
• If desired, serve on a bed of jasmine rice.

CRISPY COCONUT CHICKEN WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Toss first 7 ingredients together in a bowl. Season with a little salt and pepper.
• Place the coconut, bread crumbs, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl and stir to combine.
• Place the eggs in a separate bowl. To bread the chicken, dip the breasts in the egg, then coat well in the coconut mixture.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 to 3 chicken breasts (don't crowd the pan). Fry chicken for a few minutes on one side, then turn and fry another 4-5 minutes until the meat is no longer pink. Remove chicken from pan and pat with paper towels.
• Top each breast with mango salsa.

COCONUT CHICKEN FINGERS WITH 30 MINUTE MANGO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Start the chutney. Place ginger into mini chopper and pulse until finely minced. Add mango pieces, jalapeno, and half of the vinegar. Pulse until finely chopped, but not pureed.
• Pour into heavy bottomed saucepan and add the remaining chutney ingredients. Bring to boil, then reduce to medium heat. Stir often to prevent sticking. Cook until thickened, approx 23 minutes.
• While the chutney is cooking cut chicken breasts into fingers, 4-5 per breast depending on size.
• Make batter. Mix flour, salt, ground ginger, black pepper, water, & lemon juice in large bowl. (The batter will be thin, thinner than pancake batter.) Add chicken fingers & let rest.
• Mix breading. (I lightly pulse the coconut to a smaller size.) Mix the coconut & breadcrumbs. Set aside.
• Fill pan with oil to ½" depth or heat deep fryer. Heat oil.
• Take wet, batter coated chicken fingers and roll in the coconut mixture, pressing lightly to ensure the coating sticks. Drop into hot oil, not crowding the fingers in the pan. Fry until golden & turn with tongs. Complete frying until all sides are golden. Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with a ramekin of the mango chutney for dipping.

MANGO & COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil in batches. Transfer chicken and drippings to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the corn, spinach, edamame and pepper. In a small bowl, combine the coconut milk, salsa and ginger; pour over vegetables., Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken; cool slightly. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; cut or shred meat into bite-sized pieces. Return meat to slow cooker., Just before serving, stir in mango and lime juice. Sprinkle servings with green onions.

CARIBBEAN COCONUT CHICKEN BITES WITH MANGO CREAM

Steps:

• Mango cream:.
• Place the mango in a mini food processor and pulse till it is a pulp.
• Scrape all of this into a bowl adding the sour cream, sugar, and extract. Mix well and set aside. Do not refrigerate this, it is best served at room temperature.
• For Chicken -- in a bowl place 1 cup plus 2 T flour and set aside.
• In another bowl place the remaining flour (1 cup plus 2 T), sugar, and salt.
• Stir milk and extracts into this. The mixture should resemble a thin pancake batter (you may have to add a little more milk).
• Set this aside.
• Place the bread slices in a food processor and pulse till you have fine crumbs, measure out approx 1-1/2 cups.
• Place these on a pie pan and place in a 350°F oven till lightly toasted and dried out.
• Mix toasted bread crumbs in a third bowl with the coconut.
• Preheat a deep fryer with oil according to the directions of the fryer.
• Place a cooling rack on a large cookie sheet and cover the rack with paper towels.
• Now one at a time drag each chicken bite through the pan with just flour, then using a slotted spoon drop it into the milk mixture coat well and use the spoon to retrieve it.
• Drop the coated bite into the coconut mixture being careful not to get to much of the excess wet mixture into the coconut. cover evenly with the coconut mixture and set on a second cookie sheet.
• After all the chicken pieces are ready begin to cook them in the hot oil. Just do a few at a time to keep your oil from cooling to much and becoming gummy. The heat time will vary a great deal on this because it is raw meat and it depends on how big of chunks you make them. Make sure they are cooked completely, you may want to test the first one out and see how long it takes to get it done thoroughly.
• I cook mine for approx 5 minutes and the batter should turn a nice golden brown.
• Remove from oil and drain on the cookie sheet that has been prepared with paper towels. Serve with mango cream.

CURRIED COCONUT MANGO CHICKEN IN WONTON CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Press the wonton wrappers into mini muffin tins, bake for 5 - 10 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside to cool. (Can be made up to one week in advance stored in an airtight container) Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet and saute the onion, garlic and ginger for about 3 minutes, until onion softens. Add the chicken, curry paste , coconut milk, chutney, lime juice and salt. Cook, stirring often until mixture bubbles and thickens. cool slightly or chill before spooning into wonton cups. Sprinkle filled cups with cilantro before serving them warm, at room temperature or cold.

COCONUT CHICKEN STRIPS WITH CREAMY MANGO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• For Creamy Mango Chutney:.
• Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl and refrigerate 4-6 hours. Sweeten with additional sugar or honey to taste, if desired.
• For Coconut Chicken Strips:.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix coconut, flour and salt in a bowl.
• Beat egg in a separate bowl.
• Dip chicken strips in egg, then coat in coconut mixture.
• Place on a very lightly greased shallow baking pan.
• Drizzle evenly with the melted butter.
• Bake for 25 minutes, turning once, until browned and cooked through.
• Serve with creamy mango chutney.

MANGO-COCONUT CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• In a medium pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and saute until slightly softened, 4 - 5 minutes.
• While the onion and pepper are cooking, remove the flesh from the mango and puree it in a blender or food processor along with the chicken broth. Set the mango mixture aside.
• To the onion, add the garlic, ginger, Garam Masala, tumeric, and cayenne, and saute for another 2 minutes, stirring.
• Add the coconut milk, mango mixture, sugar, and salt to the pot, stirring to combine. Bring to a low boil and allow the mixture to to boil and thicken for about 15 minutes. (If it splatters, you can cover it partially.).
• Add the chicken and frozen vegetables to the simmering liquid. Simmer until the chicken in cooked through and the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes more.
• Serve over rice.

CHICKEN WITH MANGO & COCONUT

Steps:

• Cut a pocket in each chicken breast half, cutting to, but not through, remaining side. Place a mango slice in each pocket, and secure with a wooden toothpick.
• Dip chicken in egg; dredge in coconut. Brown chicken in 1/2 cup butter in a large skillet. Remove chicken to an ungreased 11 x 7 x 1 1/2 inch baking dish. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove and discard toothpicks. Place chicken on a serving platter, set aside and keep warm.
• Cook shallot and garlic in 3 tbsp butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until tender.
• Add 1 cup cubed mango, broth, wine, and curry powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
• Add coconut milk, salt, and pepper; cook 2 additional minutes.
• Pour mango mixture into an electric blender, or process with a handheld blender. Blend until smooth. Pour mixture into a serving bowl. Stir in the remaining 1 cup of mango cubes. Serve mango mixture spooned over the chicken.

COCONUT MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the oil over high heat. And the chicken and cook, turning once, until browned, about 3 minutes. Add the coriander, and stir for about 30 seconds. Add the chicken broth, lower the heat and simmer for 3 minutes, scraping up any browned bits; transfer to a plate. Add the coconut milk to the skillet, increase the heat and boil to reduce by half, about 4 minutes. Stir in the mango and cook until warmed through. Return the chicken to the skillet, toss and remove from the heat; season with salt and pepper. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, simmer the black beans over low heat. Stir in the lime juice3 and 3 tablespoons mint. Divide the beans among 4 plates. Top with the chicken and remaining mint.

COCONUT MANGO CHICKEN WITH BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the oil over high heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning once, until browned, about 3 minutes. Add the coriander, and stir for about 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken broth, lower the heat and simmer for 3 minutes, scraping up any browned bits; transfer to a plate. Add the coconut milk to the skillet, increase the heat and boil to reduce by half, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in the mango and cook until warmed through. Return the chicken to the skillet, toss and remove from the heat; season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, simmer the black beans over low heat. Stir in the lime juice and 3 tablespoons mint.
• Divide the beans among 4 plates. Top with the chicken and remaining mint.

COCONUT CHICKEN FINGERS WITH MANGO RUM SALSA

Steps:

• Debone chicken breasts and cut the chicken breasts into strips; 3 or 4 depending on size of chicken breasts. set aside.
• Place chicken bones,yellow onion, celery, and carrots into a 6 quart stock pot with 10 cups of water and boil for about 1 hour hard. Drain off the broth into a large bowl;discard bones and vegetables. Set broth aside.
• Into a small mixing bowl place all the ingredients for the marinade, mix well and place in zip lock bag with the chicken fingers. Put in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Into a 4 quart sauce pan put 2 tablespoons butter the red onion, garlic, salt and peppers. Cook until onion is cooked but not brown. Add mango,papaya,Peppers, and tomatoes; stir well. Add lime zest and lime juice and all your dry spices. Add to this 1 cup of the chicken broth, mix well and reduce heat to a simmer. Pour in your rum slowly and carefully. Add your brown sugar and simmer slowly until it reduces to a sauce.
• Preheat your oven to 350°F.
• Drain the marinade off your chicken finger. Put your cornmeal in a bowl,the egg mixture in a bowl and your coconut in a bowl. Take the chicken fingers one at a time dip in cornmeal,the in the eggs,then roll in coconut. Place battered fingers in well sprayed baking dish and cook uncovered in your preheated oven for approximately 1 hour or until done. Checking occasionally to make sure coconut does not burn.
• Put your 4 cups chicken stock into a 6-quart sauce pan. Bring to a boil add your rice, stir well and cook on low heat, covered until done.

BASIL CHICKEN WITH COCONUT-MANGO SAUCE

Steps:

• Slice each chicken breast lengthwise into 3 or 4 thick strips. Lightly oil a large wide saucepan and set over medium heat. When hot, add chicken. Stir often until chicken loses its pink color, 4 to 5 minutes. Meanwhile, place onion on a cutting board, cut side down, then thinly slice. Peel mango. Slice fruit from stone in large pieces then cut into thick bite size strips.
• When chicken is no longer pink, remove to a large plate. Pour coconut milk into pan. Pour coconut milk into pan. Increase heat to medium-high. Add onion, dried basil, cumin, chili flakes and salt. Boil, uncovered and stirring often, until sauce is reduced by half, about 4 to 5 minutes. Return chicken and any juices to pan. Reduce heat to medium.
• Add mango and stir often, uncovered, until chicken is springy when pressed, 6 to 8 minute Slice lime in half and cut one half into 6 think wedges. Coarsely chop basil. When chicken is cooked, squeeze juice from half of lime over top. Sprinkle with fresh basil. I found this recipe is great with rice noodles and snow peas. Serve with lime wedges.

MANGO CHICKEN WITH COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Rinse and pat dry chicken. Sprinkle with salt and fresh ground pepper. In a large deep sided frying pan, melt the butter with the olive oil over medium high heat until butter stops frothing. Brown the chicken on both sides, making sure not to crowd the chicken--do two batches if need be. As chicken is well browned (does not need to be cooked through, just well browned), remove from frying pan to a plate. When all the chicken is browned, pour off most of the accumulated fat, leaving 2-3 tablespoons in the pan. Over low heat, pour the chutney into the pan, allowing it to liquify and begin to bubble. Add the thyme and cayenne, and stir. Add the chicken and any accumulated juices back to the pan, turning to coat with sauce. Cover, and cook on simmer for 1/2 hour. Uncover, and cook on simmer for another 15 minutes, to allow the sauce to thicken a bit. Serve with coconut rice: 1 cup jasmine or basmati rice 1 cup coconut milk 1 cup water 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring rice, salt and coconut milk/water mix to boil, stir, cover, and lower heat to low for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and let sit, covered for 30 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle rice with cashews and chopped parsley.

COCONUT-MANGO-GINGER BBQ CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• Remove seed from mango; cut or scoop fruit out of peel into blender. Add remaining sauce ingredients. Cover; blend on medium speed until pureed.
• Remove seed from mango; cut or scoop fruit out of peel into blender. Add remaining sauce ingredients. Cover; blend on medium speed until pureed.
• Refrigerate remaining sauce until serving time. Meanwhile, soak bamboo skewers at least 30 minutes before using to prevent burning.
• Heat gas or charcoal grill. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Thread chicken onto skewers. Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until chicken is longer pink in center.
• To serve, sprinkle skewers with coconut, cilantro and peanuts. Drizzle with remaining barbecue sauce and serve the rest on the side.