Tex-Mex Chicken with Mango Salsa
with Zesty Lime Rice & Smoky Red Pepper Crema
- Milk
We can never get enough of sweet and savory combos for dinner, which is why we’re head-over-heels for this Tex-Mex flavored dish with a tropical twist. Pork chops get a rub of Southwest spices, then get seared until juicy. The mango actually makes not one, but two appearances: The juice is simmered with spices and lime to form a tantalizing pan sauce, while the fruit is chopped and stirred into a fresh salsa. It’s all served with zesty rice and smoky red pepper crema.
Ingredients
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
2 unit
Scallions
¼ ounce
Cilantro
1 unit
Lime
4 ounce
Mango
1 unit
Tex-Mex Paste
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
2 tablespoon
Smoky Red Pepper Crema
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
1 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• While rice cooks, drain mango over a small bowl, reserving juice; roughly chop. Zest and quarter lime. Roughly chop cilantro. Trim and thinly slice scallions. • To bowl with mango juice, stir in Tex-Mex paste, juice from half the lime, and 2 TBSP water (3 TBSP for 4 servings).
• In a medium bowl, combine chopped mango, cilantro, scallions, and a squeeze of lime juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pat pork dry with paper towels and season all over with half the Southwest Spice Blend (all for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side. TIP: If seasoning begins to burn before pork is cooked through, reduce heat to medium. • Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board to rest for at least 5 minutes. Wipe out pan.
Swap in chicken or steak for pork; cook chicken until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side, or cook steak to desired doneness, 5-7 minutes per side.
• Return pan used for pork to medium-high heat. Add Tex-Mex paste mixture and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced, 2-3 minutes. • Remove from heat; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until melted.
Use pan used for chicken or steak here.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in lime zest and season with salt and pepper. • Thinly slice pork crosswise. • Divide rice between bowls and top with pork. Drizzle pork with pan sauce, then garnish with mango salsa and smoky red pepper crema. Serve with any remaining lime wedges on the side.
Thinly slice chicken or steak against the grain.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the sweet-and-spicy combo of mango salsa with Tex-Mex seasoning; some found it perfectly balanced 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, though a few noted multiple steps or longer prep time than expected.
- Suggestions: Consider adding black beans, avocado, or extra veggies for more substance and nutrition.
- Portions: Some wanted more mango salsa and sauce; others felt the rice-to-protein ratio was off.
- Protein options: Chicken was a popular substitution for pork; salmon also worked well for some.
- Ingredient quality: Many preferred fresh mango over canned for better flavor and texture in the salsa.
Reviews from our home cooks
I don't know how a dish makes it to hall of fame but this is the one! My absolute favorite dish from HelloFresh. The sauce and mango salsa are superb, bringing all the tex-mex flavors together. We could eat this every day!
It was perfect portion for me (female). However, my boyfriend could have used a little more chicken with the rice. The meal was super tasty, we really enjoyed the flavor combinations! The mango and cilantro salsa was FIRE!
Some of the steps were a little tedious or made more confusion then they should have been. But this was one of my favorite recipes so far! The mango with all the sauces gave it so much flavor.
My favorite so far. Smoky, spicy, and the coolness of the mango offset the fire perfectly. (I substituted chicken as I don't care for pork) It was amazing.
We added tomatoes, avocadoes, and peach jam to the mango salsa to kick it up a notch. That southwest sauce is fire! (Not hot just has that right amount of flavor and depth).
Huge hit! The mango salsa pairs perfectly with flavor and heat of Tex-mex. Fantastic!
Mango salsa top notch and red sauce topping the chicken just the right amount of heat for the sweet salsa.
This is a very good meal. The mango salsa you can't go wrong with. It makes the meal, hit just right. Another meal I would've picked to ready. But am so glad I got it. I will be ordering this again.
There was too many flavors clashing with the seasoned meat, mango salsa, lime rice, and pepper crema.
Loved with chicken! Will be looking out for this again. The only thing I found odd was the fruit cup of mango verses using a fresh mango...
