Chili Rubbed Chicken
This Chili Rubbed Chicken is served topped with avocado-mango salsa!
- 4 halves (about 1¾ pounds) boneless chicken breasts
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium (about 1 pound) mango, (peeled and diced into ½-inch pieces)
- 1 medium avocado, (peeled and diced into ½-inch pieces)
- 1 medium red bell pepper, (cored, seeded and diced into ¼-inch pieces)
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 medium limes
- salt and pepper, (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, (to taste)
- Cut the chicken breast halves lengthwise into ½-inch wide strips.
- In a medium bowl, combine the tomato paste, chili powder, garlic powder and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the chicken strips and stir to coat. Marinate for 10 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, combine the mango, avocado, red pepper, cilantro and the juice of 1 lime. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cut the remaining lime into wedges.
- Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in medium sauté pan over medium-high heat. Season the chicken strips with salt and pepper. Sauté the chicken strips, stirring often, until they're firm to the touch and uniformly opaque, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit for 1 minute.
- Set the chicken strips on a platter, top with the salsa, and serve with lime wedges.
If you are looking for a new chicken recipe, this is definitely one to try. The chicken is lightly marinated, and every bite is delicious with a scoop of the salsa. Lime wedges are served alongside this meal to squeeze onto the chicken. It adds a little zingy pop of flavor!
boneless chicken breast
tomato paste
chili powder
garlic powder
extra virgin olive oil
mango
avocado
red bell pepper
fresh cilantro
lime
salt and pepper
How to make Chili Rubbed Chicken:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
See how delicious this amazing chicken recipe looks? That salsa is everything.
How to serve chili-rubbed chicken:
Serve alone as chicken topped with the salsa.
Try tucking the chicken and salsa into a flour tortilla (like a taco).
Serve any leftover chicken on top of a salad.
Use chips to dunk into any extra salsa.
