Blackened Half Chicken with Mango-Lime BBQ Sauce

plus Coconut-Scallion Rice & Pickled Bell Pepper–Carrot Slaw


Allergens: Sesame, Tree Nuts

Total: 50 min • Prep: 15 min

Servings:
Ingredients
  • Carrot

    3 ounce

  • BBQ Sauce

    4 tablespoon

  • White Rice

    ¾ cup

  • Mango

    4 ounce

  • White Wine Vinegar

    10 teaspoon

  • Garlic-Ginger Scallion Paste

    2 ounce

  • Half Chicken

    1 unit

  • Coconut Milk

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Scallions

    2 units

  • Bell Pepper

    1 unit

  • Blackening Spice

    1 tablespoon

  • Black Pepper

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Salt

    8 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Sugar

    1½ teaspoon (tsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    2 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking steps
1
  • Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.

  • Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Trim and peel carrot; grate on the largest holes of a box grater. Drain mango. Quarter lime
Ingredient Quantities
  • Carrot

    3 ounce

  • Mango

    4 ounce

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Scallions

    2 units

  • Bell Pepper

    1 unit

2
  • In a small bowl, combine Blackening Spice, half the garlic-ginger scallion paste, 2 tsp salt (4 tsp for 4 servings), and a large drizzle of oil.

  • Pat chicken* dry with paper towels; place on a baking sheet. Rub blackening paste all over chicken, making sure to coat undersides.

  • Roast chicken, skin side up, on middle rack until browned and cooked through, 35-45 minutes. Let rest at least 5 minutes. TIP: To ensure chicken is cooked through, insert a thermometer into the innermost part of the thigh and breast (avoiding any bones).

Ingredient Quantities
  • Garlic-Ginger Scallion Paste

    2 ounce

  • Blackening Spice

    1 tablespoon

  • Salt

    8 teaspoon (tsp)

3
  • While chicken roasts, thoroughly shake coconut milk in container before opening.

  • In a small pot, combine rice, coconut milk, ⅔ cup water (1 cup for 4 servings), a pinch of sugar, and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-20 minutes. TIP: If rice seems dry, add another 2 TBSP water and continue cooking, covered, until water has absorbed.

  • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
Ingredient Quantities
  • Coconut Milk

    1 unit

  • Salt

    8 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Sugar

    1½ teaspoon (tsp)

4
  • While rice cooks, in a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine bell pepper, scallion whites, carrot, vinegar, 3 TBSP water, 1 tsp sugar, and a big pinch of salt (6 TBSP water and 2 tsp sugar for 4 servings).

  • Microwave until bell pepper is slightly tender, 1-2 minutes. Set aside to pickle, stirring occasionally.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Carrot

    3 ounce

  • Bell Pepper

    1 unit

  • Salt

    8 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Sugar

    1½ teaspoon (tsp)

5
  • In a second medium bowl, mash mango with a fork until smooth. Stir in BBQ sauce and a squeeze of lime juice (big squeeze for 4 servings).

Ingredient Quantities
  • BBQ Sauce

    4 tablespoon

  • Mango

    4 ounce

  • Lime

    1 unit

6
  • Brush half the mango-lime BBQ sauce onto chicken.
  • Fluff rice with a fork; stir in scallion greens and remaining garlic-ginger scallion paste. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

  • Serve chicken, rice, and slaw (draining first) family style with remaining mango-lime BBQ sauce and remaining lime wedges on the side.

Ingredient Quantities
  • BBQ Sauce

    4 tablespoon

  • Mango

    4 ounce

  • Garlic-Ginger Scallion Paste

    2 ounce

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Salt

    8 teaspoon (tsp)