Honeyed Mango and Chicken Saute with Toasted Cashews

Recipe courtesy Aida Mollenkamp

Show: Ask AidaEpisode: Weeknight Dinners

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (28)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons peanut oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup salted cashews
3 medium garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/4 medium yellow onion, roughly chopped (about 1/4 cup)
1 medium mango, roughly chopped (about 1 cup)
Sesame Rice, recipe follows

Directions

In a large bowl or re-sealable plastic bag, mix together 2 tablespoons of the oil, the soy sauce, and the honey until well combined. Add chicken and toss to coat well. Place in refrigerator to marinate at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.

Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add nuts. Toast nuts, shaking pan a few times, until nice toasted, about 2 minutes. Set aside to cool. (Can be made up to 3 days in advance.)

When chicken is ready, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add garlic and onion and cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Add chicken and marinade juices and cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is browned on all sides and cooked through, about 6 minutes. Stir in mango and cashews and cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Taste and adjust seasoning, as necessary. Serve immediately over Sesame Rice.

Toasted Sesame Rice:

3 1/2 cups water
2 cups long-grain rice
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1/4 cup white sesame seeds

Bring water to a boil. Add rice and salt and stir to combine. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, to finish cooking, about 5 minutes. Stir in oil and sesame seeds and serve.

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ease of preparation: easy

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recipe Honeyed Mango and Chicken Saute with Toasted Cashews
null null, null 01-22-2010
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LOVED IT
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My family loved it.I added at the end for garnish and color chopped scallion.
recipe Honeyed Mango and Chicken Saute with Toasted Cashews
Vi San Marcos, CA 09-14-2009
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A keeper!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I would add more soy sauce to make it more salty. Instead of mangoes, I would add pineapple or sweet pepper next time. Either... I overcooked the mango or it doesn't go well with the dish, the mango tasted slimy and bland. Other than that, the dish itself tasted very similar to the take out dish from Panda Express.Read more
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Susan Brookfield, WI 09-10-2009
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Not Wowed!
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

t looks really pretty but my family wasn't "wowed" by it. We don't like chicken thighs (which is what the recipe called for)... so we used chicken breasts (which were on sale:-). Sometimes the thighs translate well into the breasts but not in this case. I think the nuttiness of this dish really needed the fattiness of the dark meat to pair with in order to make it work. Also, my family didn't really like the rice. Read more
recipe Honeyed Mango and Chicken Saute with Toasted Cashews
liz estes park, CO 05-21-2009
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Love It!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made this twice. On the second round, tonight, we used 'vegan chicken' and it was equally delicious. I would add fresh... ginger next time to the marinade and scallions or parsley for a green component. This is easy and much appreciated. We love it on brown rice.Read more
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Sara Wichita, KS 05-05-2009
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Terrific!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Loved it Aida! Keep turning out those great recipies girl!
recipe Honeyed Mango and Chicken Saute with Toasted Cashews
Mindy Raytown, MO 04-27-2009
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Great recipe to try with your own variations
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Before I tweak a recipe I try the original first. This was good however I am not much of a mango fan due to that you get so... little off the fruit. So instead I used canned tidbit pineapple including the juice. I found that using this created a great sauce in addition to the added marinade juices. I used 2-8 ounce cans of tidbit pineapple. I served plain brown rice with it instead and the brown rice absorbed all the flavors. Most any nut can be substiuted for cashews Chicken breast is a good sub as well. However the fat content of chicken thighs make this more flavorful. Plus chicken thighs with skin removed are not that much more higher in fat and calories than chicken breast. For families on a budget they are also cheaper. Read more