A home getaway is probably what everyone needs right now after such a long winter. There’s truly nothing like spending time with your family and grilling in the warm weather. For us, our getaway this summer will be spent in my mom’s backyard. I basically told her we’re moving in for the summer.
For people with backyards, a barbecue is the first thing that comes to mind. For families like mine, a nice day of grilling and swimming in the pool feels almost like a vacation. The kids have a swing set and fun sprinklers to run through as well. I cannot tell you how thankful I am that we get to retreat to this on the weekends as opposed to being in our small apartment.
Whatever you choose to do, make delicious food a part of it! Since we usually grill all summer long, I like to find recipes to grill that don’t always involve hamburgers and hot dogs.
As you all know, I’m a big fan of Truvia®. In fact, I’ve written about their products a few times over the past year. I always focus on the sweet stuff, though. That makes sense, of course because Truvia® is a convenient sugar substitute. But what may be surprising for some, you can actually use it in a lot of savory dishes as well.
Truvia® is a natural zero-calorie sweetener that comes from the Stevia plant. From coffee to desserts to barbecue sauce and beyond, it is the perfect sugar substitute. This past weekend, I made Mango Cilantro Chicken, and let me just tell you this will be the recipe of the summer. The marinade is so delicious; you could even use it on grilled shrimp too!
I used Truvia® Natural Sweetener from the Spoonable jar to make the marinade. It’s an easy way to cut out extra calories, making it a win/win for summer grilling!
Mango Cilantro Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 mangoes, peeled, pitted and roughly chopped
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro (chopped stems and all)
- 3⁄4 cup zero-calorie Truvia® Natural Sweetener
- 1 Tbsp your favorite hot sauce
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1⁄2 red onion, diced
- 2 Tbsp ginger, minced
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 fresh lime, juice and zest
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 4 oz. water
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Non-stick cooking spray
Directions:
1. Put the mangoes, cilantro, Truvia® Natural Sweetener, hot sauce, vinegar, coconut milk, onion, ginger, garlic, lime juice and oil in a food processor and puree until smooth, add water if too thick. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. You should have about one quart of marinade-split in half.
2. Add the chicken with half the mango mixture to a plastic bag, and rub to coat the chicken with the mango puree. Refrigerate at least 6 to 8 hours to marinate.
3. Put the other half of the mango mixture into a small saucepan with the water and simmer over low heat until thick, up to 20 minutes. Store sauce refrigerated and reheat before serving.
4. Preheat a grill to medium high heat. Spray with non-stick cooking spray so chicken won’t stick to the grill. Season chicken with salt and pepper and place on grill. Cook slowly to avoid burning. Turn heat down to medium and cook for about 20 minutes basting the chicken with marinade. For the last 10 minutes of cooking only use the stovetop sauce as a marinade.
5. Make sure chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165° F. ENJOY!
Truvia® is an easy way to satisfy your sweet tooth but makes the perfect sugar substitute in just about any dish. Now I can’t wait to try it out with shrimp for our next BBQ!
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20 thoughts on “A Tasty Summer BBQ Recipe”
THIS sounds absolutely terrific!! It screams summer and also totally would lend PIZAAZZZ to anything you add it to! 🙂
Thank you! Try it out, I think you’ll love it!
Sounds like a great BBQ and a great dish! I love cilantro and this sounds like an awesome combination.
Yes! A really great combo!
Ohhh, this looks amazing! And I already have most of the ingredients. I can’t wait to try it!
It’s delicious! I think you’ll enjoy it!
The sauce/marinade that you have prepared looks so delicious. Those chicken breasts look so tasty.
Turned out so great!
this is perfect. looks and sounds amazing. just got our new bbq so thank you.
Enjoy!!
I can taste and smell the BBQ from here, it looks so amazing. Thanks for the recipe I’ll try it out…!
One of my favorite BBQ recipes! I hope you love it!
This is the first time I heard about Truvia. I hope I can try it soon. Seems like a great product.
It’s become a staple ingredient in my house! You can use it in pretty much any recipe.
Since I moved here in Australia, I started to enjoy the regular Aussie-style barbeque. It is fun enjoying it with family and friends, plus celebrating a good evening, or good sunshine with cold beer 🙂
Sounds lovely!
Yyyaaayyyyyy! I love this particular one. I can easily access all the ingredients.
Yes, that’s the best part!
This looks lovely. I havent been to a BBQ all year!
Its definitely been a tricky thing this year!