Coronation chicken is a creamy chicken and mango salad with a spicy curried mayonnaise dressing. It is something fresh and different that always brings interest and recipe requests. Serve cold with a crisp garden or rice salad. This also makes a wonderful sandwich filling.
Ingredients
- skinless, boneless chicken breast halves: 6 piece
- sultana raisins: 0.33333 cup
- large mango: 1 piece (1 pound, peeled, sliced)
- mayonnaise: 0.66667 cup
- mild curry powder: 1 tsp
- mango chutney: 1 Tbsp
- lemon juice: 1 tsp (fresh)
- pinch salt and ground black pepper: 1 piece
- cashews: 0.75 cup (toasted, optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Poach chicken in lightly salted boiling water until no longer pink and cooked through, 20 minutes. Drain, cool, and cut into 1/2-inch strips.
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Combine chicken strips, raisins, and 1/2 of the mango in a large bowl.
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Mix mayonnaise, curry powder, chutney, and lemon juice together in a medium bowl; season with salt and pepper, then toss gently with chicken mixture. Stir in 1/2 of the cashews. Transfer to a platter, and garnish with remaining mango strips and cashews.
