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Jerk Chicken with Jamaican Sweet Potato Salad

  • Gluten Free
  • Paleo
  • Spicy
  • Low Calorie
  • Meat
  • Chicken

Caribbean jerk chicken is full of flavor and and a good amount of heat, which pairs perfectly with the delicate flavours of the warm sweet potato salad.

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Nutrition Per Serving

  • Calories 429
  • Carbs 65.9g
  • Fat 3.8g
  • Fibre 9.3g
  • Protein 34.3g
  • Sugar 29.5g

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4.7
3 reviews

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  • 0.0 min

    Preheat the oven to 180C.

  • 0.5 min

    Peel and chop the sweet potato into cubes and roughly chop the red onion.

  • 3.5 min

    Chop the red capsicum into 1-2cm squares and finely slice the spring onion.

  • 5.5 min

    Place the sweet potato on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

  • 7.0 min

    Place the sweet potato in the oven and roast until tender and easily pierced with a fork.

  • 8.0 min

    Chop the chicken and place in a bowl.

  • 10.0 min

    Add the jerk chicken spices, red chilli flakes, tomato paste, worcestershire and honey to the chicken.

  • 12.0 min

    Mix together until the chicken is well coated.

  • 15.0 min

    Add the capsicum and red onion to the oven with the sweet potato.

  • 18.0 min

    Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat.

  • 20.0 min

    Add the marinaded chicken to the pan and cook until caramelised and cooked through.

  • 25.0 min

    When the chicken is cooked remove from the heat and set aside.

  • 26.0 min

    Remove the sweet potato, capsicum and onion from the oven and distibute among serving plates.

  • 28.0 min

    Top with the jamaican jerk chicken and garnish with the spring onion.

Jerk Chicken Spices
Jerk Chicken Spices
Allspice, Paprika, Cajun Seasoning
1.00 Teaspoons
Dried Chilli Flakes
Dried Chilli Flakes
use according to taste
0.25 Teaspoons
Tomato Paste
Tomato Paste
15.00 Grams
Worcestershire Sauce
Worcestershire Sauce
8.00 Millilitres
Chicken Breast
Chicken Breast
chopped
130.00 Grams
Spring Onion
Spring Onion
sliced
1.00 Whole
Honey
Honey
15.00 Grams
Sweet Potato
Sweet Potato
chopped
200.00 Grams
Red Capsicum
Red Capsicum
chopped
1.00 Whole
Red Onion
Red Onion
chopped
1.00 Whole

Pantry Ingredients

Olive Oil
Olive Oil
2 tablespoons per person
2.00 Teaspoons

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4.7
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This was so yummy! Mixed all together at the end, delicious! Would order again!

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Favourite dish so far! Really tasty, and a good portion. I usually feel I have to add something, for it to be a filling dish.

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