Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken- an easy slow cooker version of the classic Jamaican marinated chicken. Packed full of flavour and delicious served with coconut rice.
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I LOVE Jerk chicken. Love it. I quite often make it as a traybake dish with sweet potatoes and peppers. But, what could be better than coming home, walking in the door and smelling jerk chicken almost ready to serve? That's the joy of this slow cooker recipe- just throw it all in and leave to cook. It has all the traditional jerk herbs and spices, that make that spicy, zesty marinade work so well.
I like to use chicken breasts so that, once the chicken is cooked, you can shred it easily through the remaining sauce and use it in a variety of ways- with coconut rice, in sandwiches, over jacket potato and so on. You can easily substitute chicken thighs though, if you prefer to serve it as whole pieces of chicken.
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I LOVE Jerk chicken. Love it. I quite often make it as a traybake dish with sweet potatoes and peppers. But, what could be better than coming home, walking in the door and smelling jerk chicken almost ready to serve? That's the joy of this slow cooker recipe- just throw it all in and leave to cook. It has all the traditional jerk herbs and spices, that make that spicy, zesty marinade work so well.
I like to use chicken breasts so that, once the chicken is cooked, you can shred it easily through the remaining sauce and use it in a variety of ways- with coconut rice, in sandwiches, over jacket potato and so on. You can easily substitute chicken thighs though, if you prefer to serve it as whole pieces of chicken.
Looking for more slow cooker chicken recipes?
Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken
Slow Cooker Spanish Chicken
Make Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken
Pop the chicken and all the marinade ingredients into the slow cooker. Give everything a good stir and make sure the chicken is coated.
Once cooked, you can serve as whole pieces, if you like.
Or, shred the chicken and coat it in the leftover sauce.
Serve with coconut rice and peas.
Yield: 4
Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken
Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken- an easy slow cooker version of the classic Jamaican marinated chicken. Packed full of flavour and delicious served with coconut rice.
prep time: 10 Mcook time: 5 hourtotal time: 5 H & 10 M
ingredients:
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 onion
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 1.5 tsp scotch bonnet chilli
- 1.5 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp allspice
- 0.5 tsp nutmeg
- 0.5 tsp ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp black pepper
instructions:
How to cook Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken
- Put all the herbs spices and liquids in the slow cooker and stir together.
- Chop the onion and add to the slow cooker with the chicken.
- Turn the chicken, ensuring it's fully coated.
- Cook on low for 4-5 hours.
- Shred and serve with coconut rice.
NOTES:
If you can't find scotch bonnet chilli, swap for cayenne pepper.
If you prefer a milder taste, swap for mild or medium chilli powder.
Calories
222
222
Fat (grams)
5
5
Sat. Fat (grams)
1
1
Carbs (grams)
5
5
Fiber (grams)
1
1
Net carbs
4
4
Sugar (grams)
1
1
Protein (grams)
38
38
Sodium (milligrams)
456
456
Cholesterol (grams)
102
102
This may taste okay, but is definitely not "Jamaican" jerk chicken and shouldn't be advertised as such. Real jerk chicken gets its known flavor from being cooked over a fire. Also, jamaicans do not eat rice with green peas. Our "rice and peas" is rice cooked with kidney beans. It has a light brown color and certainly doesn't look like that.
ReplyDeleteExactly right. If you read the recipe post and recipe card, it clearly says ‘slow cooker version’. You’ll also see that the coconut rice isn’t part of the recipe, it’s just what I like to have with it. It’s not described as traditional rice and peas either. In no way is this being ‘advertised as the traditional Jamaican jerk chicken cooked over Fire.
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