Best Warm Shredded Chicken Salad With Mango Chile Salsa Recipes

CHICKEN MANGO SALSA SALAD WITH CHIPOTLE LIME VINAIGRETTE

Chicken Mango Salsa Salad with Chipotle Lime Vinaigrette image

A delicious, colorful, sweet and spicy salad with diced chicken, a mango pico de gallo salsa, blue cheese, and cranberries in a wonderful chipotle lime vinaigrette. It's almost too pretty to eat...almost.

Provided by Occasional Cooker

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Salad Dressing Recipes Vinaigrette Dressing Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 21

Ingredients

1 mango - peeled, seeded and diced
2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
½ onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped - or to taste
¼ cup cilantro leaves, chopped
1 lime, juiced
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup lime juice
¼ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon ground chipotle chile powder
½ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach leaves
1 cup broccoli coleslaw mix
1 cup diced cooked chicken
3 tablespoons diced red bell pepper
3 tablespoons diced green bell pepper
2 tablespoons diced yellow bell pepper
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
2 tablespoons chopped pecans
2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese

Steps:

Mix mango, tomatoes, onion, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, and juice of 1 lime in a large bowl; set aside.
Whisk olive oil, 1/4 cup lime juice, sugar, chipotle chile powder, cumin, and garlic powder together in a bowl; set aside.
Toss spinach leaves, broccoli coleslaw mix, chicken, red, green, and yellow bell peppers, cranberries, and pecans together in a large bowl.
Spread mango salsa and blue cheese on top.
Drizzle lime dressing over salad and toss before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 316.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25 g, Cholesterol 13.8 mg, Fat 22.3 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 7.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 109.9 mg, Sugar 18.1 g

WARM SHREDDED CHICKEN SALAD WITH MANGO CHILE SALSA

Warm Shredded Chicken Salad with Mango Chile Salsa image

Categories Salad Chicken Sauté Low Fat Mango Hot Pepper Summer Watercress Self

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp grated ginger
4 boneless chicken breasts (1 lb), cut into 1D2-inch strips
2 mangoes, diced
2 scallions, chopped
1 serrano pepper, minced
1 cup chopped cilantro
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
1/4 tsp salt
5 tsp olive oil
6 cups watercress leaves

Steps:

For the marinade, combine soy sauce and cornstarch in a medium-size bowl. Stir until cornstarch is dissolved, then stir in sesame oil, 1 tbsp lemon juice, and ginger. Toss with chicken and let marinate 20 to 30 minutes. For the salsa, combine mangoes, scallions, serrano pepper, cilantro, lime juice, and salt. Let sit 20 to 30 minutes. For the salad, whisk together remaining 1 tbsp lemon juice, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste, then toss dressing with watercress. To cook chicken, coat a large skillet with cooking spray and set over medium-high heat. Add chicken in a single layer and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side until browned and cooked through. To assemble the plates, place 1/4 watercress salad on each plate, then mound 1/4 salsa in the center and arrange chicken strips on top.