Thursday, June 24, 2010

"Jamaican" ME CRAZY!!




I don't know about you guys but we are big chicken eaters around here and I'm ALWAYS trying to find new recipes for it. And let me tell ya this one from myrecipes.com is a keeper!! I wasn't too sure about the allspice, but all the flavors in this was absolutely wonderful. The chopped jalapeno gave it that little extra "POW". Thumbs up all around my table tonight for this one!


Jamaican-Spiced Chicken Thighs

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 chicken thighs)

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup minced red onion
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped seeded jalapeño pepper
  • 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper ( I didn't add this...we don't like spicy around here.)
  • 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 1/2 pounds)
  • Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Combine first 10 ingredients in a large bowl; add chicken, tossing to coat (**I marinated my chicken overnight). Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes. Turn chicken over; cook 6 minutes or until done. FYI...I ended up grilling my chicken out on the grill...to me everything tastes better from the grill!! ;o)

ENJOY!


Tara

5 comments:

Monica H said...

jerk chicken is one of my favorites- these look delicious!

April Westerhold said...

This sounds really good. I may add it to my menu for next week. I will post again with a link. Thanks!

Kathy said...

Wow - these look wonderful! These look perfect for summer! Going on my menu for sure!

Tara said...

Ladies...you won't be disappointed!! I PROMISE!! Let me know how it turns out for you.
Monica...I LOVE jerk chicken too but have never tried cooking it myself. Do you have a recipe that you've tried and liked?

Kristen Andrews said...

oh yum these look good, actually all the recipes do!