Coconut Mango Chicken Skillet
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Everyone needs a super flavorful easy dinner recipe, like coconut mango chicken, that can be made in less than 30 minutes. Add this to your list of good chicken recipes that you know everyone will love.
Coconut mango chicken is a simple skillet chicken recipe that makes great use of canned food items that are essential for a well stocked pantry. Using a combination of canned items and few fresh items, you can create a fabulously tasty dinner recipe in less than 30 minutes.
My family loves chicken so finding good chicken recipes is always essential to keeping my family enjoying our family dinners. But, when I am pressed for time, I turn to skillet chicken recipes that incorporate a host of canned fruits, vegetables and meats to make the recipes come together in a snap.
Benefits of Cooking with Canned Foods
Cooking with canned foods has so many benefits from nutrition to saving you time in the kitchen (one of my favorites is one pot queso pasta). A few great points to remember are:
- Canned food help cut down on prep time saving you time in the kitchen
- Kids and adults who use six or more canned foods per week are more likely to have diets higher in 17 essential nutrients, including potassium, calcium and fiber
- Fresh fruits and vegetables are harvested at the peak of freshness and then canned within only 4 hours to seal in nutrition and flavor
- A well stocked pantry helps you serve up the recommended 42 cups of fruit and 53 cups of vegetables a family of four needs every week
- Canned foods help provide year-round access to seasonal fruits and vegetables
- Canned foods help reduce waste by limiting how much fresh produce gets purchased and thrown away because it goes unused
Ingredients for Coconut Mango Chicken Skillet
- Oil – I use a neutral oil here for the best results.
- Red Onion
- Seasonings and Spices – Chili Powder, Curry Powder, and Salt
- Navy Beans
- Coconut Milk – Look for canned, unsweetened coconut milk.
- Diced Tomatoes – I use fire roasted diced tomatoes.
- Jasmine Rice
- White Meat Chicken – This recipe calls for canned chicken but you can easily substitute shredded rotisserie chicken or cooked chicken breast.
- Canned Mango
- Cashews
- Fresh Cilantro
For this coconut mango chicken recipe, I combine canned chicken, beans, tomatoes, mango and coconut milk with the delicious flavors of curry and chili powder. The coconut milk offers a great creaminess to the recipe and helps temper the spice a little too.
The result is a flavorful dish that everyone will be begging you to make week after week for dinner. Add some cashews and cilantro on top and you have a restaurant worthy dish made right in your kitchen.
More Recipes Featuring Canned Foods
If you love this coconut mango chicken skillet recipe, be sure to check out these other good chicken recipes featuring canned food items:
- Basque Chicken
- Chicken Taco Soup
- Healthy Buffalo Chicken Bowls
- Tex Mex Chicken Casserole
- Chicken and Sweet Potato Enchiladas
Coconut Mango Chicken Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon oil
- 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 Tablespoon curry powder
- 1 can navy beans drained and rinsed
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1 can fire roasted tomatoes drained
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups cooked jasmine rice
- 1 can chunk white meat chicken
- 1 cup canned mango drained
- 1/4 cup cashews chopped
- 3 Tablespoon chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 2-3 minutes.1 Tablespoon oil, 1/2 red onion
- Stir in chili powder and curry powder. Cook for 1 minute.1/4 teaspoon chili powder, 1 1/2 Tablespoon curry powder
- Stir in navy beans, coconut milk, and tomatoes. Season with salt. Bring to boil and then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes.1 can navy beans, 1 can coconut milk, 1 can fire roasted tomatoes, 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Stir in rice and chicken. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until heat through.1 1/2 cups cooked jasmine rice, 1 can chunk white meat chicken
- Remove from heat and stir in mango. Top with chopped cashews and cilantro.1 cup canned mango, 1/4 cup cashews, 3 Tablespoon chopped cilantro
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Wow, this is a gorgeous skillet dinner. Love mango and all the flavors!
Can’t wait to look for canned mango! Had no idea!
Amazing recipe that comes together so quickly. Mango really makes the meal!
I am a fan of pantry can cooking, too! I often make my best dinners by throwing together this and that, that needs using. Yours today looks fantastic!
I really love the combination of flavors!