Costa Rican Style Shrimp and Chicken with Mango Salsa and Beans
Costa Rican food is healthy and flavorful. This recipe was inspired by a trip there.
Ingredients
Mango Salsa
- 1 medium tomato chopped
- 1/2 cup purple onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tbsp Cilantro fresh chopped
- 1/2 mango peeled and chopped
- 1/2 tsp serrano pepper chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 juice of lime
Chicken and Shrimp
- 1 - 1 1/2 lbs chicken tenders skinned with no bones
- 2-4 shrimps per person - cleaned and shelled with tails on or get a package of frozen shrimp and thaw
- Sliced Banana or Plantain if available
- vinegar of choice to taste
Rice and Beans
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 can of black beans
Garnish
- mixed salad greens with your favorite dressing
- 1/2 avocado sliced
Instructions
Mango Salsa
- Mix the tomato, purple onion, garlic, cilantro, mango, serrano pepper, lime juice, salt, and pepper and set aside.
Chicken and Shrimp
- Heat the butter in a skillet on the stove. Saute the chicken for a couple minutes until it is slightly browned. Turn over and saute until cooked through. (about 5-8 minutes total depending on the thickness of the chicken) Season with salt and pepper.
- When the chicken is almost done, add the shrimps to the skillet and cook, tossing occasionally for about 2-3 minutes until it is cooked through and slightly browned.
- Add the sliced bananas to the skillet and saute on each side until slightly browned. (keep warm)
Rice and Beans
- Cook the beans (see recipe above or just use canned black beans with seasonings)
- Boil the rice with 2 cups of water for 15 minutes (or follow package directions)
- Serve the meal with salad greens (with oil and vinegar), sliced avocado, chicken and shrimp, mango salsa, rice, beans, banana, lime slices.