Slow cooker jerk-chicken with sweet potato and pineapple
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Total time: 5 hr 15 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 5 hr • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
This tropically-influenced dish pairs the Jamaican staple, jerk-seasoned chicken with sweet potatoes and pineapple. With a short 15 minutes of active prep time, the slow cooker marries the diverse flavors into a fabulous combination of sweet and spice. If you cannot find small chicken breasts, cut larger ones into 4 ounce pieces. For added fiber, leave your potatoes unpeeled. Make sure to shake your can of coconut milk before opening it to integrate the cream into the coconut water. Steamed rice will soak up the heavenly cooking liquid and round out this Caribbean dish. Kick up with spice with some sliced pickled jalapeno peppers to sprinkle over the chicken.
Ingredients
Canned unsweetened light coconut milk
½ cup(s)
Cilantro
½ cup(s), fresh, packed (leaves and tender end stems)
Jerk seasoning
3 Tbsp, or less to taste
Dark brown sugar
2 Tbsp
Garlic
1 clove(s)
Kosher salt
1 Tbsp, or to taste
Fresh ginger
1 piece(s), 1-inch, fresh, coarsely chopped
Fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp
Cayenne pepper
½ tsp, or less to taste
Uncooked skinless boneless chicken breast
1½ pound(s), six 4-oz pieces
Uncooked sweet potato
3 medium, peeled, cut into small cubes
Canned pineapple chunks in juice, drained
20 oz
Uncooked onion
1 large, diced
Instructions
1
To make marinade, combine coconut milk, cilantro, jerk seasoning, sugar, garlic, salt, ginger, lime juice and cayenne in a blender or food processor; process until combined and set aside.
2
Layer chicken, potatoes, pineapple and onion in a slow cooker. Pour marinade over top; cover and cook on low until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender, about 5 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve
3
Serving size: 1 piece chicken and about 3/4 cup potato-pineapple mixture
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