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Cinco de Mango Quesadilla + How to Dice a Mango

By Heather

Cinco de Mango Quesadilla

I’ve shied away from using mangos before because I’d had difficulty cutting one in the past. So much so that I actually buy them precut and frozen for our smoothies – which is great and super easy in the morning. However, I love mango salsa and nothing beats fresh for that.

Mangos are not only tasty but thy are packed with vitaminc C – one day’s worth and also contain 35% of your daily vitamin A and 12% of your daily fiber needs. At just 100 calories per cup, mangos are fat free, cholesterol free so they fit easily with a healthy diet.

Simple tutorial: dicing a mango

When I was shopping, I followed the instructions provided in the video and I gently squeezed the mangos to check for ripeness. It worked out well because they were perfect. After watching the video above, my mango cutting skills have dramatically improved. Before I had tried cutting it like an avocado, but it’s a little different. I found the eye, and made my first slice just off to the side to avoid it, and then one on the other side. I gently sliced through the flesh but not the skin and then scooped out my perfect cubes. Seriously, I had no idea this was so easy.

Cinco de Mango Quesadilla and Mango Salsa

Like with many other fruits, it should stay at room temperature until ripe. The salsa will go great with grilled chicken and fish this Spring and Summer. But did you know that mangos are available year-round?

Cinco de Mango Quesadilla

I love mexican food and the whole family enjoys quesadillas. What’s not to love? I made these Cinco de Mango Quesadillas for dinner last night.

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Cinco de Mango Quesadilla
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
A delicious new take on the quesadilla, incorporating fresh mango.
Author: Heather @ GirlGoneMom.com
Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 4 quesadillas
Ingredients
  • 2 small boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 dried ancho/pasilla chile pepper, stemmed and seeded*
  • 4 burrito size flour tortillas
  • 6 ounces thinly sliced Jack cheese
  • 1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted and thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup minced red bell pepper
  • ¼ cup sliced green onions
Mango Salsa
  • large mango, peeled, pitted and chopped
  • ⅓ cup chopped red bell pepper
  • ¼ cup minced red onion
  • ½ tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
  • ½ tablespoon lime juice
  • pinch or dash salt
Instructions
  1. Cook chicken on a lightly oiled grill over medium heat for about 5 minutes on each side or until lightly charred and cooked through. Let cool slightly and cut into bite size strips.
  2. Puree the tomato sauce and dried pepper in a blender or food processor. Transfer to a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes.
  3. Add grilled chicken to pan and toss well to coat; season to taste with salt.
  4. Place flour tortillas on a flat surface. Top half of each tortilla with equal amounts of cheese, mango, bell pepper, green onion and chicken; fold over tortilla.
  5. Cook in a large skillet on both sides until cheese is melted and tortilla is crisp, about 5 minutes on each side.
Mango Salsa
  1. In a small bowl, stir together mango, red bell pepper, red onion, cilantro, lime juice, and salt.
Notes
*substitute dried pepper with 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder
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Filed Under: Appetizers, Mains, Vegetarian

About Heather

Heather is the founder of GirlGoneMom.com. She lives in Southern New Jersey with her husband, 12-year-old daughter, 9-year-old son, her cat Spencer and Buddy the lab mix. You’ll find a combination of family-friendly reviews and giveaways, deal alerts, personal stories and articles relating to parenting on GirlGoneMom.com.

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Comments

  1. Linda Carmical says

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    Oh em gee. Really. Love me some mango. Really. Really. I like it just ripe, ripe ripe, and almost too ripe. I love the different flavors it produces! Trying this recipe out!

  2. ourfamilyworld says

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    This looks so good. I love Mango but never considered making them in a Quesadilla

  3. Jen says

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    Yum! I used to not love mangos, but I recently tried this salsa from Wegman’s, I think it’s mango and pineapple, and now i’m a convert!

  4. Annie Mai says

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    I’m so thankful my mom taught me how to cut mangoes, haha. That looks so yummy!

  5. Donna L. Ward says

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    Heather – thank you so much for the vid on Mango – I do cut avocados in that way, never thought about it for Mangos – I’ve shied away from them – so now I am giving it another try – and loved the Quesadilla recipe! Thank you :)

  6. Dawn McAlexander says

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    I love me some mangoes! I have never thought of putting them on a quesadilla, but I bet it would be yummy!

  7. Stacey- Travel Blogger says

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    Mangoes make a salsa taste oh so good! And on a quesadilla? That would be pure heaven!

  8. celebbabylaundry says

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    This quesadilla looks so yummy, I would surely love to make it!

  9. Veronica says

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    I love mangoes! That’s why I love Mexican dishes

  10. Lesley says

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    I love these quesadillas, I wish cheese didn’t bloat me so bad. I like the idea of adding mango too.

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