Jerk-spiced chicken with coconut rice

Jerk-spiced chicken with coconut rice

A quick marinade turns these chicken skewers into a great-tasting chicken supper

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25 minutes

Method

  1. Toss the chicken and peppers in the jerk paste and leave to marinate for 10 minutes.
  2. Put the rice, coconut milk and 75ml water in a pan and season. Bring to a simmer then put on a lid and cook gently until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is cooked, adding the peas for the last 3 minutes of cooking. Stir through half the coriander and the spring onions.
  3. Thread the chicken and peppers onto 4 skewers. Grill for 8-10 minutes, turning until cooked through. Serve with the coconut rice, then sprinkle over a little coriander.

Per serving

507 kcalories, protein 43.8g, carbohydrate 51.7g, fat 15.7 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 2g, salt 0.83 g

Recipe from olive magazine, November 2008.

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  • 12 November 2008

    greenlung rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Only had jerk seasoning, not sauce - probably should have mixed seasoning with yougurt - but it still worked, even though kids not keen on jerk too spicy for them. THought rice was gorgeous, never done this before and was a hit with all. easy to do and very tasty.

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  • 10 July 2009

    Girl Flower rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really loved the Chicken kebabs. Will do them over and over again. Not sure my rice turned out right though. took forever to cook and came out almost stodgy. Won't give up on it though, am determined to try again as the over flavour was not bad at all!

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  • 03 February 2010

    Mike rated this recipe

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  • 03 April 2010

    pynner rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I loved this recipe - prepared everything in advance (so the ready time worked} and then grilled the kebabs - brushed them with oil several times as they cooked. Cooked the rice as the kebabs grilled. Used black beans instead of peas and served with salad of lettuce,peppers, carrots, cue and on the vine cherry toms with a mango and chilli dressing. The chicken was moist and the rice fantastic. Cant wait to use the recipes as part of a BBQ

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  • 20 July 2010

    JohannaH91 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was a really nice, wholesome dinner and everyone really enjoyed it. Very easy to make too.

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  • 03 August 2010

    splodgemeister rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    The recipe doesn't tell you how long to cook the rice for so I had to guess when to put the peas in and when to start cooking the skewers. It all worked out ok in the end, even if I did have to keep the rice warm, and I was happy with the results. The rice was yummy and better than I had expected. The kebabs were a little bit disappointing though - I marinaded them in 3 tablespoons of jerk sauce but still found them a bit tasteless, maybe it was the sauce I used? I will definitely make this again though and find other things to serve the rice with. :)

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  • 28 September 2010

    Tomasz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Superb recipe, done it 2 times and the result is stunning. Very tasty chicken although as you know it is much better to marinate the chicken for a bit longer so the spices go through it well. For a good jerk marinate check the web and try making it from the scratch. Bon appetite!!!

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  • 13 April 2011

    rt1268 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Nom nom nom nom nom.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into chunks
  • 1 red pepper , cut into chunks
  • 1 tbsp Jamaican jerk sauce
  • 100g basmati rice
  • 180ml tin half-fat coconut milk
  • a handful frozen peas , defrosted
  • a small bunch coriander
  • 2 spring onions , finely chopped
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Per serving

507 kcalories, protein 43.8g, carbohydrate 51.7g, fat 15.7 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 2g, salt 0.83 g

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