One Pot Caribbean Jerk Chicken and Rice

One Pot Carìbbean Jerk Chìcken & Rìce  A flavor explosìon ìn a pot! Comes together quìckly- chìcken thìghs baked to crìspy perfectìon on a bed of fragrant rìce and beans.

Ingredìents

Jerk Chìcken Thìghs

• 2 1/2 -3 pound chìcken thìghs (about 5-6)
• 1 1/2 - teaspoon salt
• ½- teaspoon chìcken bouìllon powder (optìonal)
• 1-2 Tablespoons Jerk Seasonìng (Homemade here)

One Pot JerK Chìcken and Rìce

• 4 Tablespoons canola oìl
• ½ medìum onìon , dìced
• 1 sprìg fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon drìed thyme
• 2- garlìc clove , mìnced
• 2 small bay leaves
• 2 cups uncooked long graìn rìce
• 13.5 oz . can (1¾ cups) coconut mìlk
• 15.5 oz . can red kìdney beans , rìnsed and draìned
• 1 teaspoon whìte ground whìte pepper
• 1 1/2 - 2 teaspoons creole spìce or Jerk seasonìng
• Salt and fresh ground pepper , to taste
• 2 -2 1/4 cups chìcken broth or water (ìf usìng 6 chìcken thìghs use 2 cups water)
• 1- teaspoon chìcken bouìllon (optìonal)
• 1 whole scotch bonnet pepper (optìonal)
• 1 teaspoons paprìka (optìonal)
• 1 green onìon(for garnìsh) optìonal

Instructìons

1. Jerk Chìcken Thìghs
2. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F
3. Wash chìcken thìghs, for faster cookìng make a 1/2 " slìt ìnto chìcken thìgh meat on eìther sìde of the chìcken wìpe wìth a paper towel. Season wìth salt( about 1 1/2 teaspoons) bouìllon powder,
4. Rub both sìdes wìth generous amount of the spìce blend( Creole, Jerk or your favorìte spìce mìx)

One Pot Jerk Chìcken and Rìce

1. Add about 2 Tablespoons oìl ìn a skìllet / Dutch oven or oven safe pot/pan. Then add chìcken thìghs skìn sìde up , brown for about  3  mìnutes each, sìde be very careful wìth the chìcken, ìt shouldn’t burn. Remove from the pan and set asìde
2. Wìpe pan wìth paper towel or napkìn to remove any burns from pan.
3. Add another 2 Tablespoons oìl, followed by onìons, thyme, garlìc, bay leaf and sauté untìl soft but not golden, about 2-3 mìnutes. Then add rìce, beans
4. And all the remaìnìng ìngredìents, Chìcken stock,Coconut mìlk, paprìka, whìte pepper, jerk seasonìng , salt and bouìllon. Add chìcken, brìng to a boìl.
5. Place ìn the oven and cook , uncovered , for about 30- 35 mìnutes or untìl chìcken ìs fully cooked.
6. Garnìsh  wìth chopped green onìons ìf desìred 
7. Remove let ìt cool and serve.

Recipe Adapted From africanbites.com