I was looking through one of my recipe books last weekend,
and wanted to find a nice and healthy recipe to make for myself and my
boyfriend for dinner. I came across a recipe for this coconut chicken with
pineapple and mango salsa, and immediately knew that this is what I had to
make!
What you will need is a baking sheet/pan, 1 egg (lightly
beaten), chicken breasts, coconut flakes, vegetable oil, salt, cayenne pepper,
pineapple, mango slices, and lime juice.
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Line your baking sheet with foil, and lightly grease it (then
set aside).
- In a small bowl, whisk together your egg, 1 tbsp. of veggie
oil, ¼ tsp of salt, and 1/8 tsp of cayenne pepper.
- Spread out your coconut flakes on a plate or in a shallow
bowl
- Dip each chicken breast in your egg mixture, and then coat
with coconut flakes. Place each piece on your baking sheet.
- Bake chicken for 10-12 minutes, or until chicken is no
longer pink.
While your chicken is baking, you can start on your
pineapple and mango salsa. I purchased already cut pineapple, because they are
not sitting in the pineapple juice, absorbing the sugar, but you can buy canned
pineapple and just drain out the juice…. Either or works!
- Chop up your mango slices into small pieces (you can use
your judgement on how many slices to cut up. I used about 6 slices).
- Combine your pineapple, mango, 1 tbsp. of lime juice, salt
(1/4 tsp), in a small bowl. You can also add some freshly chopped cilantro as
well for some more flavor!!
I also made some rice pilaf and lemon garlic asparagus for
my side dishes. A nice couscous would go well with this dish also!
Enjoy!