This post is sponsored by the Mango Board. All opinions are my own. Soup season – my favorite season – is officially here! I love soups for so many reasons, namely, they are simple to prepare with minimal cleanup BUT deliver layers of dynamic flavor! To kick off this soup season, I bring you a must make, new favorite, Mango Verde Chicken Soup! Like for realzzzz. With a fridge full of leftovers, this is all both Patrick and I wanted to eat. This Mango Verde Chicken Soup is based off of my Chicken in Coconut Mango Verde Sauce which is an all time readers fav. The Mango Verde Sauce is EVERYTHING! Here’s what some readers had to say about it: “Made this dish this evening! Heaven, absolutely delicious. My husband asked if I’d make it next week as well.” – Star “Seriously one of the BEST chicken dishes I have come across!…My boyfriend already asked me to make it again! Thanks for the awesome recipe!” – Sammi “I never comment on food blogs, as many things are good, but not “knock your socks off” good. This dish is 100% knock your socks off good. Holy smokes. I texted the link to all my friends and am sitting here contemplating another serving. Absolute perfection…- Shannon “I made this for dinner last night and my husband and I absolutely LOVED it!! He said to add it to my list of go to dinners. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe with us.” – Stacey “I was skeptical about this at first – I wasn’t sure how the combination of mango and coconut milk and salsa verde would taste blended together but OH BOY was it delicious… I never comment on recipe blogs, but I just had to mention how much my husband and I liked this one!” – Josephine
Mango Verde Sauce
The Mango Verde Sauce remains almost identical in this Mango Verde Chicken Soup which means it is identically delicious and the sauce takes less than 5 minutes to make! Simply add 1 cup of roughly chopped mangos, coconut milk, salsa verde, lime juice, a touch of brown sugar, cornstarch, chicken bouillon, ground cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika and chipotle chile pepper to your blender and blend until smooth. The sauce emerges, smooth (and will creamify further when simmered), tangy, slightly sweet and smoky, with layers of exotic fiesta seasonings. You will want to drink this sauce, so we are going to do the next best thing and slurp it in soup! And in case you didn’t think soup season, was mango season, think again! There are actually six varieties of mangos that have staggered growing seasons in Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Guatemala and Haiti so mangos are available year round!
Tips for Mango Verde Chicken Soup
Chicken: You can use either a large chicken breast cut through the equator, two smaller chicken breasts or even chicken thighs. The chicken simmers with the soup until it is tender enough to shred. This is a super easy method to make your own shredded chicken. You can also omit the chicken completely to make it vegetarian. If you do this, you will want to slightly increase the other soup ingredients. Rotisserie Chicken: Alternatively, you can use leftover shredded chicken or a fresh rotisserie chicken and add the chicken in at the end of cooking. Wild Rice: Take care you are using wild rice BLEND and not all black rice/forbidden rice. You can purchase bags of wild rice blend at your grocery store or the bulk bins at Sprouts. Coconut Milk: You are welcome to use lite coconut milk which makes this Mango Verde Chicken Soup wonderfully healthy. The mango and cornstarch add some nice body and creaminess so you won’t even miss the full fat coconut milk. How many mangos? You are going to want at least 2 mangos for this recipe (I use 3-4). You will use one cup roughly chopped mango for the sauce and then at least one chopped mango for garnish. You can garnish individual servings with mangos and/or add them directly to the soup at the end of cooking. The mangos cut through and compliment the tanginess and acidity and MAKE this soup! Benefits of Mangos: Mangos are not only sweet and juicy, but they are a superfruit full of vitamins, minerals and fiber. Just one cup of mangos provides 100% of the daily value for vitamin C and is just 100 calories! Mangos are also fat free, sodium free and cholesterol free so pile them high! How to Choose and Cut a Mango: If you are intimidated by picking or cutting mangos, please don’t let that deter you from making this magical soup! I’ve included everything you need to know about mangos in my How to Cut A Mango Post. Salsa Verde: I recommend using mild salsa verde and then adding hot sauce or more chipotle chile pepper to taste in order to spice things up. Stir Often: You will want to stir the soup often towards the end of cooking so the rice doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan and burn. Check for doneness: I also recommend checking the rice at 20 minutes and every few minutes after for doneness because rice cooking times will vary due to how long it took the chicken to cook, how hot the simmer is, etc. Consistency: This soup is a thicker, chili consistency, but that is completely customizable. For a thinner soup, simply stir in additional water or chicken broth. Customize: Taste finished soup and add additional brown sugar for sweeter, hot sauce for spicier or lime for tangier. You will probably want a little more brown sugar if your mangos aren’t very sweet or if you like your soup spicier. Leftovers: This Mango Verde Soup makes fabulous leftovers and even tastes better the next day! The good thing about wild rice, (aside from containing 30 percent fewer calories than brown rice and 40 percent more protein) is that it retains its great nutty texture when reheated.
Can I Cook this Chicken Soup in the Slow Cooker?
YES! I love cooking chicken with wild rice in the slow cooker like in my Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Wild Rice Soup and Slow Cooker Thai Coconut Chicken, Wild Rice Soup. This Mango Verde Chicken Soup uses the same dump and cook method:
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