Mango Mojo Chicken

Name: Mango Mojo Chicken
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp red onions, diced; ½ tbsp ground cumin; ¼ cup pineapple juice; 2 tbsp lime juice; ¼ cup cilantro, chopped; 1 mango, chopped; 1 tsp oregano; 1 lime, juiced; ¼ cup orange juice; 3 garlic; 2 lbs chicken thighs; 2 tbsp brown sugar

3 steps

Updated at: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:57:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories411.2 kcal (21%)

Total Fat25.5 g (36%)

Carbs18.9 g (7%)

Sugars11.1 g (12%)

Protein26.6 g (53%)

Sodium128.3 mg (6%)

Fiber1.3 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 Tbspred onions

diced

½ Tbspground cumin

¼ cuppineapple juice

¼ cupcilantro

1 tsporegano

¼ cuporange juice

3garlic

2 lbschicken thighs

2 Tbspbrown sugar

Instructions

Step 1

1. Slow cooker: Stir together the garlic, brown sugar, cumin, oregano, orange juice, pineapple juice, and lime juice. Arrange chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker and season with salt and pepper. Pour seasoning mixture over top. Stir to coat the chicken. Cook on low for 4 hours. Shred chicken and let hang out in the sauce for 15 minutes.

Step 2

2. Oven: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a glass baking dish with cooking spray. Stir together the garlic, brown sugar, cumin, oregano, orange juice, pineapple juice, and lime juice. Arrange chicken in the bottom of the baking dish and season with salt and pepper. Pour seasoning mixture over top. Stir to coat the chicken. Bake for 25-35 minutes until chicken is cooked through and shred easily.

Step 3

3. To make the salsa: Meanwhile make the salsa by tossing together the mango, cilantro, red onion, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Serve on top of the chicken.