Mango Chicken (Baked)
Gluten-free mango chicken recipe with a homemade mango sauce. Ready in 1 hour, this oven-roasted dish serves 4 and features whole chicken pieces.
Ingredients
Mango Sauce
- 2 ripe mangoes
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 lime juice and zest
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 2 tbsp cilantro
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- salt to taste
Chicken
- 2 to 2 1/2 lb whole chicken
- salt to taste
- fresh cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
Mango Sauce
Cube mango and dice onion:
Cut one mango into small cubes and dice the onion. Peel the second mango and finely grate its flesh.Sauté onion and mango:
Heat a medium saucepan over medium flame and add a drizzle of oil. Cook the onion until translucent, then stir in garlic and diced mango. Sauté for roughly 1 minute.Simmer mango sauce:
Pour in the grated mango puree, chicken broth, lime juice, lime zest, ginger, salt, and red pepper flakes. Simmer over medium heat for 5-7 minutes. Mix in cilantro and take off the heat.
Chicken
Butcher chicken into parts:
Butcher the whole chicken into 10 parts: 4 breast quarters, 2 drumsticks, 2 thighs, and 2 wings. Sprinkle each piece with salt and pepper.Preheat oven to 375°F:
Set the oven to 375°F (190°C).Brown chicken pieces:
Warm a large skillet or ovenproof pan over medium-high heat and add some oil. Brown the chicken pieces for a few minutes per side.Roast chicken in sauce:
Coat the chicken thoroughly with mango sauce, gently shake the pan to distribute, then place it in the oven. Roast for 40-45 minutes.