Better Homes and Gardens|Mojo Chicken!

It’s Food Friday and we are cooking yet another recipe from Tasty Chicken Dinners from Better Homes and Gardens!

Mojo Chicken is a sweet, spicy, and tropical meal. The balance of flavors are so amazing that you won’t want to share. This recipe calls for wings but I used whole chicken pieces. Let me share with you how I make it.

Mojo Chicken Recipe

1 Cup of Mango Nectar

1/2 Cup of Lemon Juice (Fresh)

1/2 Cup of Orange Juice (Fresh)

1/2 Cup of Chopped Parsley

1/4 Cup of Red Wine Vinegar

1/4 Cup Olive Oil

6 Cloves of Minced Garlic

1 or 2 Jalapeno Peppers Seeded and Finely Chopped

1 tsp of Salt

1/2 tsp of Cumin

12 Chicken Wing Halved

1 Mango Peeled, Pitted, and Chopped

1/3 Cup of Chopped Onion

1/4 Cup of Chopped Cilantro

Marinade:

In a large bowl add mango nectar, lemon juice, orange juice, parsley, vinegar, garlic, jalapeno peppers, salt, and cumin. Mix well with a whisk. Before adding the chicken reserve a 1/2 cup of the mixture for your mango sauce.

Add the chicken to a ziplock bag and then pour over the remaining marinade. Marinade the chicken for 2 hours or up to overnight. I marinated for 8 hours and it was delicious.

Cooking:

Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. Remove chicken wings from the marinade and place on a baking sheet in a single layer. Discard the marinade. Place in the oven for 25 minutes or until the internal temp of 165F.

The Sauce:

In a blender combine the fresh mango, onion, cilantro, and reserved marinade. Then blend until smooth, Serve the sauce with the chicken wings for dipping.

My Thoughts of the dish:

I thought this was an excellent starter for any party or dinner. I did add a little lemon zest and orange zest to my marinade which intensified the citrus flavor.

I also added a few drops of jalapeno Tobasco sauce to my mango sauce. It gave it a little more heat. If you don’t like it spicy leave it out. All and All I thought this was good recipe and I would try it again.

Pictures of my final dish: