Blackened Chicken Mango Salsa Recipes

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH MANGO AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Heat a grill over medium-high heat. Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken breasts and sprinkle with the chili powder and salt to taste.
• Grill for 4-5 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
• While the chicken is cooking, combine the mango, avocado, red bell pepper and cilantro in a bowl. Stir in the lime juice and salt to taste.
• Spoon the salsa over the chicken and serve.

BLACKENED SALMON TACOS WITH CHUNKY MANGO AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Combine mangoes, avocado, orange bell pepper, and jalapeno in a large bowl to make salsa. Add lime juice, cilantro, and salt; mix to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• Sprinkle seafood rub, chili powder, salt, and black pepper over 1 side of each salmon steak; rub in with your fingers until evenly distributed.
• Coat the bottom of a large skillet with olive oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add salmon skin-side down and cook until skin is crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Flip salmon and carefully peel off skin. Season top with seafood rub, chili powder, salt and black pepper. Continue cooking until lightly browned on the second side and salmon flakes easily with a fork, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Slice each salmon fillet lengthwise to create 6 pieces.
• Lightly oil another skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry corn tortillas, one at a time, until heated through and pliable, about 30 seconds per side.
• Place 1 piece of salmon on each tortilla. Top with salsa. Squeeze a wedge of lime on top.

BLACKENED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet. Heat a cast iron skillet over high heat for 5 minutes until it is smoking hot.
• Mix together the paprika, salt, cayenne, cumin, thyme, white pepper, and onion powder. Oil the chicken breasts with cooking spray on both sides, then coat the chicken breasts evenly with the spice mixture.
• Place the chicken in the hot pan, and cook for 1 minute. Turn, and cook 1 minute on other side. Place the breasts on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes.

BLACKENED CHICKEN & MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Dice mango, peppers, onion, and cilantro.
• Combine diced ingredients with minced garlic, lime juice and olive oil. Add salt and pepper if necessary.
• Heat grill to medium-high. Season both sides of chicken breasts with blackened seasoning.
• Grill chicken on both sides until no longer pink.
• Serve with mango salsa.

BLACKENED SHRIMP TACO BOWLS WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, salt and pepper. Stir well.
• Add the thawed shrimp to a colander. Drain off any excess liquid.
• Peel and devein the shrimp if they are not deveined. When peeling, I left the tails on for photo purposes, but you can remove the tails.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the prepared shrimp and the blackening spice. Make sure each shrimp is well coated.
• Grab an 11-inch non-stick skillet and spray it with cooking spray. Add 2 tablespoons of butter.
• Once the butter is melted and hot, add the shrimp. Let them cook for 3 minutes on each side. To get them crispy let them sit untouched for the full 3 minutes on each side. Only flipping once.
• Once the shrimp are cooked through, remove them from the heat and set them aside.
• Dice the shallots, cucumber, jalapeno, strawberries, mango, pineapple, and cilantro and add it to a large mixing bowl. Add the firmer ingredients to the bottom of the bowl first. So, the shallots, cucumber and jalapeno. This makes it easier to toss.
• Add the lemon juice, lime juice and pinch of salt. Gently fold everything together.
• Set the salsa aside.
• Add your warmed tortilla to the bottom of the bowl.
• Top with the cooked shrimp.
• Next, add the mango strawberry salsa
• Add whatever toppings you desire. I used cabbage, charred corn, avocado and lime wedges.

BLACKENED CHICKEN QUESADILLAS & CRANBERRY MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• For the Salsa (yields about 3 cups):.
• Toss the cranberries with the brown sugar then chop coarsley in a food processor, transfer to a heat resistant bowl and set aside.
• In a saucepan, combine granulated sugar and water over medium-high heat; bring to a boil while stirring; once boiling, stop stirring and allow to cook for 3 minutes, then immediately pour syrup over cranberries and allow to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, peel and dice kiwi and mango.
• Combine mango, kiwi, red onion,cilantro, lime juice, serrano chile, garlic and honey; mix well and add to cranberry mixture.
• Season with salt and pepper and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to allow flavors to blend.
• For the Quesadillas:.
• Place blackening seasoning in a shallow dish.
• Between two sheets of plastic wrap, flatten chicken breasts with a meat mallet or heavy skillet to a flat even thickness; rub each breast with a few drops of oil and dredge in the blackening seasoning to coat.
• Heat 1 tbl of peanut oil in a heavy skillet over high heat; add chicken and cook until blackened on both sides and cooked through- set aside to rest.
• In a separate skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium heat, add onions and saute until just translucent; turn heat to low and cook for 15 minutes until onions are soft but not browned.
• Stir in basil and honey and cook for 5 more minutes.
• Add chicken broth and turn up heat high enough for broth to simmer; cook until almost all of the broth has evaporated; remove from heat and set aside.
• Slice chicken into small pieces and mix with onions.
• To assemble: Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese on one tortilla, then spoon on 1/4 of the chicken mixture; sprinkle with 2 tbl more cheese and place another tortilla on top.
• Lightly brush a skillet with peanut oil and heat over medium high heat; slide the quesadilla into the skillet and heat until cheese begins to melt; brush upper tortilla with peanut oil and flip quesadilla in skillet.
• When cheese is melted, remove from skillet, cut into quarters and serve with cranberry-mango salsa.
• Note: quesadillas (top brushed with oil) can also be cooked on a parchment lined sheet pan in a 350 degree oven until cheese melts.

BLACKENED CHICKEN + MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C
• Dry chicken breasts with a paper towel and rub with olive oil all over, liberally sprinkle with Badass Blackened Seasoning and gently pat to make sure the seasoning properly adheres to the chicken. Place the breasts on a plate and allow them to sit for 5 minutes to allow the seasoning to bond to the chicken breasts.
• Meanwhile, heat the cast iron pan over a high flame, then toss in the butter...
• Add the Blackened Seasoned Chicken breast side down and allow it to brown for approximately 5 minutes. If the pan becomes too hot and smells like the chicken may be burning then reduce the heat as needed. You need high heat to properly blacken the chicken. (You'll see I'm cooking one at a time, to give them room to brown and not steam).
• Check to make sure the breasts are browned and flip to the other side to brown. If you are browning in stages, then move the browned breast to a plate and finish blackening the rest of your chicken.
• Return the chicken to the pan (if needed) and place into the preheated oven, bake for 35-45 minutes until you reach an internal temperature of 160°F/71°C. Depending on the size of the breasts adjust the cooking time accordingly. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
• You can debone the chicken if desired, plate and spoon Fresh Mango Salsa over the top and serve with a side of rice if desired.

BLACKENED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Remove chicken from marinade (discard marinade). Season with some salt and pepper.
• Heat grill to 425F / 218C degrees, keeping one part over direct heat and one part over indirect heat.
• Brush grates with some oil and place chicken and zucchini over direct heat. Sear on all sides until lightly charred.
• Move chicken to indirect heat and continue cooking until chicken is cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes more (165F / 74C degrees). (Zucchini may already be tender, but if not, move it to indirect heat and continue cooking as well.)
• Heat a large grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Brush with some cooking oil. Add zucchini and sear on all sides until tender (do this in batches if needed). Set aside.
• If the pan looks dry, add some more oil and then chicken. Sear until both sides are deep golden brown, ~3 minutes per side. Cover with a lid or foil and continue cooking for another 3 to 5 minutes (until chicken reaches 165F / 74C degrees).
• Transfer chicken to a cutting board and let rest, covered, for 5 minutes.
• Taste salsa and season with some salt or sugar if needed. (A pinch of sugar might be good if the mangos aren't naturally sweet.)
• Serve chicken and zucchini with salsa over top. Enjoy!