I'm SOOO ready for summer to begin so I decided to cook something fruity and carribean tonight since the weather was so gorgeous! I found this jerk chicken recipe from Allrecipes.com and changed it up a bit to make it a little bit sweeter since I was pairing it with my pineapple salsa and a caribbean rice. I promise you, this is SURE to please! My boyfriend gobbled it right up and ate what was left on my plate! It's light and savory, but very filling and will leave you completely satisfied. I halved the recipe since I was just cooking for the 2 of us so it makes around 3 servings. One serving is around 210 calories with about 5 grams of fat which isn't too bad for dinner! Unfortunately I don't have a grill at my place but this marinade would taste incredible on grilled chicken breast. If cooking for your family, just double the recipe for the marinade to cover 6 chicken breasts. Hope you like it!
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Servings: 3
Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
Calories: 210
Fat: 5 g
Carbs: 2 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 24 g
Old Points: 4 pts
Points+: 4.4 pts
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Here are your ingredients:
3 boneless chicken breasts
2 limes, juiced
1/2 cup of water
1 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup of green onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 habanero pepper, chopped
1/2 cup of pineapple juice
Placed chicken in a medium bowl. Cover with lime juice, pineapple juice and water. Set aside. In a blender or food processor, place allspice, nutmeg, salt, brown sugar, thyme, ginger, black pepper and vegetable oil. Blend well, then mix in onions, green onions, garlic and habanero pepper until almost smooth. Pour over chicken mixture and let marinade for a minimum of 2 hours in the refrigerator.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place the marinated chicken with juices into a baking dish and cover. Bake for 35 to 40 minuntes and garnish with a lime.
15 lovely comments:
Wow, this looks really yummy! Perfect for Spring. Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks Dee, I hope you like it!
I love, love, love jerk chicken and this is beautiful. You cooked the lime slice right on the chicken? That's pure inpsiration. I can't wait to try it.
Thank you so much and yes I did cook the lime right on the chicken! :) I checked out your blog and absolutely love it, can't wait to try some of your recipes!
wow this looks so easy and delicious! And looks beautiful plated!
This is gorgeous. Packed full of flavour, yet simple to prepare. I can see it appearing regularly at my dinner table over the summer - heck why wait!
This looks sooo delicious!! What a great dish. I have never attempted jerk chicken but I think I may just have to try out this recipe! Thanks for sharing!!
This looks so good! We are going to Jamaica on our honeymoon in June, and we keep hearing about this spectacular jerk chicken that the resorts serves. I will definetly try making some at home this summer!
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I tried this dish last week and it was awesome! Reminded me of all the food I ate on my honeymoon! Next time I make it I'll try grilling it maybe on some kabobs yum : )
This was pretty good, i will probably add up a little bit more spice next time!
This was pretty good, i will probably add up a little bit more spice next time!
When you mix in the onions, garlic, and pepper do you blend all of that together or just stir it in? This looks delicious!
This was so, SO delicious. I didn't have a food processor or nutmeg and didn't want to wait to make this dish, but even still, it did NOT disappoint. Actually, I liked having the red and green onions show up without being pureed, because it ended up giving the dish a brighter pink and green color. This would be absolutely adorable for a spring/summer party, especially in that color theme! I'll also be using my leftovers tomorrow for some jerk chicken enchiladas. Thanks for SUCH a fabulous dish!
looks delish quick question : what is allspice?
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