Recipes
Jerk chicken with rice and beans
Tasty spiced drumsticks served on a bed of fluffy rice, with juicy grilled pineapple – inspired by a Caribbean classic
Tasty spiced drumsticks served on a bed of fluffy rice, with juicy grilled pineapple – inspired by a Caribbean classic
(39 votes)
Cook: 1 Hour
Serves: 6
Price: 85p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 428g serving contains
Energy
1772kj
424kcal
1772kj
424kcal
21%
Fat
9.0g
9.0g
Med
13%
13%
Saturates
1.7g
1.7g
Med
9%
9%
Sugars
13.7g
13.7g
High
15%
15%
Salt
0.47g
0.47g
Med
8%
8%
2
of your 5-a-dayof your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
414kj/99kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
414kj/99kcal
Ingredients
1kg chicken drumsticks, skin removed
2tbsp Asda Jerk Seasoning
4 cloves garlic, chopped
Zest and juice 1 lime
1tbsp rapeseed oil
1tbsp thyme leaves
1 pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into fingers
200g long-grain rice, rinsed
1 onion, diced
400g tin red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley.
Method
1
Cut slashes the drumsticks.
2
In a large bowl, mix the chicken the Jerk Seasoning with half the garlic, the lime juice and zest, the rapeseed oil and the thyme leaves. Leave to marinate in the fridge overnight.
3
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
4
Heat a griddle on a high setting. When it starts to smoke, cook the pineapple until charred on all sides. Set aside on a plate.
5
In the same pan, cook the chicken drumsticks for 10-15 mins until charred, then transfer to a baking tray and oven-roast for 20-25 mins until cooked through. Remove from the oven, cover with foil and allow to rest for 10 mins.
6
Put the rice, onion, kidney beans and the rest of the garlic in a pan with 350ml water. Boil, then simmer, covered, for 5 mins. Take off the heat and leave to steam, lid on, for 20-25 mins. Fluff the rice with a fork and mix in 1tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley.
7
Serve the chicken on the rice with the pineapple.