Meal Idea: Cajun Chipotle Chicken & Mango Salsa Recipe

So last night….okay wait I know you’re not supposed to start a sentence off with “So” or “But”, but I don’t care. I couldn’t think of anything to make for dinner until I remembered how badly I’ve been wanting to try a mango salsa. In celebration of summer I decided to try it. Sometimes when I try something new, I just open up my spice cabinet, take out a bunch of random ass spices and throw it in my dish, following my intuition on how much of each item should be thrown in. So while I have a great Cajun Chipotle Chicken and Mango Salsa to share I don’t have exact amounts.  =( The good news is that my best dishes are created that way, and being the impulsive person I am I can’t help but get a thrill out of throwing caution to the wind. I really recommend trying it. Let me know how it goes in the comment box below, but start with a small batch. You can pair them both with anything. I decided to make the Peruvian cilantro rice with this.

You’ll want to make your Mango Salsa first, and refrigerate it.

Mango Salsa 

Ingredients:

2 medium ripe mangoes diced small 

Less than a handful of cilantro chopped thin 

1/4 of a large red onion or green onions chopped thin

1/2 red bell pepper diced thinly

3-4 tbs fresh lime juice 

1-2 tbs fresh lemon juice 

Jalapeno peppers* (optional) 

*I skipped the jalapeno since my kids were going to have some. It was a hit with the picky child!

Steps: 

1. Chop/Dice all the ingredients.
2. Mix together adding the mango last. 
3. Don’t over-mix it if your diced mangoes are really soft. Taste and add more lime or lemon juice to your preferences. 

Cajun Chipotle Chicken 

Ingredients:

• Boneless skinless chicken breasts/thighs/tenderloins
• Badia Seasoning Salt
• Regular salt..I use Pink Himalayan salt rather than table salt.
• 1/2 large onion diced
• 6-8 cloves garlic chopped 
• garlic powder 
• chilli powder 
• black pepper 
• cayenne pepper
• oregano
• ginger powder
• paprika 
• 1/2 cup white cooking wine: I use this wine in a lot of dishes, you can be creative>>>>

The main two items you’ll want to throw a lot of are (approx 2-3 tbs): 

• McCormick’s Cajun seasoning  
• Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle Seasoning 

Steps: 

1. Mix all the ingredients in your meat. 
2. Refrigerate meat for about 4 hrs to marinade. This is what my seasoning looked like when I was done. 
3. Pan fry chicken on medium heat or grill. I love freedom, it’s your choice =) 

Enjoy!