Chicken with Mango Salsa Recipe

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In Hanover, Ontario, Denise Elder blends tangy tropical flavors for the fresh and sassy salsa that tops her tender chicken entree. You can grill the chicken, if you like.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Chicken with Mango Salsa Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Cook: 10 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped peeled mango
1/2 cup chopped tomato
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon chopped jalapeno pepper
1 tablespoon chopped red onion
1-1/2 teaspoons chopped celery
1-1/2 teaspoons lime juice
1/4 teaspoon grated lime peel
2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon canola oil

Directions

For salsa, in a small bowl, combine the mango, tomato, cilantro, jalapeno, onion, celery, lime juice and peel. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Serve with salsa. Yield: 2 servings.

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half with 1/2 cup salsa equals 285 calories, 11 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 94 mg cholesterol, 384 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 35 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Chicken with Mango Salsa in Cooking for 2 Spring 2007, p52