One Pot Caribbean Jerk Chicken & Rice – A flavor explosion in a pot! Comes together quickly- chicken thighs baked to crispy perfection on a bed of fragrant rice and beans. Guys meet the latest addition to my one-pot meal dinners, yep! It was just a matter of time before this happened. And when it did it, I quickly fell in love …I’m pretty obsessed with this one-pot meal. I’m thinking how long I could get away with this before the rest of the gang starts complaining. This recipe is a combination of my Caribbean rice and beans and my Oven baked Jerk Chicken. Both of which have been readers’ favorite. And I thank you immensely for giving it a go and providing feedback. If you love both recipes then you are going to go crazy over this one. What’s not to love about less prep, less cleaning, and it’s on the table in about an hour. Here would be a great addition to your list of one-pot meals. Most of the ingredients you have already and you can pick up a few at your neighborhood market. Use my Oh-So fabulous Jerk Spice Combination here or store- bought. Though am going to be honest and say store-bought doesn’t even come close to this homemade seasoning. Just something to think about. Here I used a 12-inch skillet – one of my favorite utensils in the kitchen — because it can go from stove top to oven. You can also use a Dutch oven for this too! First you spice up the chicken, and then sear to render the fat, get the rice started in the skillet and finish it off in the oven. The chicken comes out tender, and the rice is light and fluffy. And because everything cooks together in just one pan, the rice is incredibly flavorful; the juice of the chicken enhances the rice dish, making it really quite tasty. Enjoy!!!
Watch How to Make It
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One Pot Caribbean Jerk Chicken and Rice
Ingredients
Jerk Chicken Thighs
- 2½-3 pounds chicken thighs (about 5-6)
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon chicken bouillon powder (optional)
- 1-2 tablespoons Jerk seasoning
One Pot Jerk Chicken and Rice
- 4 tablespoons canola oil
- ½ medium onion, diced
- 1 sprig fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 small bay leaves
- 2 cups uncooked long grain rice
- 1 13.5-ounce can coconut milk (1¾ cups)
- 1 15.5-ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon white ground white pepper
- 1½-2 teaspoons Creole spice (or jerk seasoning)
- Salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 2-2¼ cups chicken broth (or water) If using 6 chicken thighs, I use 2 cups of water
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon (optional)
- 1 whole scotch bonnet pepper (optional)
- 1 teaspoon paprika (optional)
- 1 green onion, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Jerk Chicken Thighs
- Preheat the oven to 350℉/177℃.
- Wash chicken thighs, for faster cooking, make a ½-inch slit into chicken thigh meat on either side of the chicken, and wipe with a paper towel. Season with salt (about 1½ teaspoons) bouillon powder,
- Rub both sides with a generous amount of the spice blend (Creole, jerk, or your favorite spice mix)
One-Pot Jerk Chicken and Rice
- Add about 2 tablespoons oil to a skillet, Dutch oven, or oven-safe pot. Then add chicken thighs skin side up, and brown for about 3 minutes on each side; be very careful with the chicken, it shouldn’t burn. Remove from the pan and set aside
- Wipe pan with paper towel or napkin to remove any burns from pan.
- Add another 2 tablespoons oil, followed by onions, thyme, garlic, and bay leaf, and sauté until soft but not golden, 2-3 minutes. Then add rice and beans.
- And all the remaining ingredients; chicken stock, coconut milk, paprika, white pepper, jerk seasoning, salt, and bouillon. Add chicken, and bring to a boil.
- Place in the oven and cook, uncovered, for 30- 35 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked.
- Garnish with chopped green onions if desired.
- Remove, let it cool, and serve.
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Beauty says
this was so easy to make and tasted really good.
ImmaculateBites says
Thanks. Glad it worked out well.
Kelci says
What can I use to replace the coconut milk? My fiancé has an allergt but this seems totally up our alley!
ImmaculateBites says
Replace with chicken broth.
Ella says
Such a dumb question: do you cover before placing in oven?
ImmaculateBites says
No dumb questions here. You do not have to cover. If you cover the chicken is not going to be crispy.
Joy Eggleston says
Ok u answered my question here from why I asked earlier…so maybe I just need to let it cook longer since I’m using a glass dish… im.letting stay in the oven for a while longer…hope it works
sarah says
I tried making this today, but I’ve never put rice in the oven! So I was disappointed that the recipe didn’t say how long to cook the rice before you add the chicken and put in the oven . I baked for 1 hour in the oven and my rice was so hard. What a waste … the chicken was pretty good so I’ll give it 3 stars.
ImmaculateBites says
So sorry to hear it didn’t work out work out well Sarah! After adding the rice and other ingredients you bring to a boil, then pop in the oven. You should really give it another try! Thanks for taking the time to provide feedback.
AC says
This dish looks and sounds AH-mazing! Quick question…does the coconut milk give a strong flavor? Husband does not like it so was curious if I could sneek it without him knowing.
ImmaculateBites says
It really doesn’t. However, you can replace the coconut milk chicken broth or water.Thanks!
Valerie says
This was AMAZING! I have a boyfriend who LOVES jerk chicken, and was trying to find a good recipe that didn’t involve hours of slaving (I made this after putting in a 9-hour work day, no problem!) but kept authenticity. This was the one. So delicious, the house smelled so good and this opened the door to try other Jamaican recipes. Thank you SO much for sharing, you have an entire household grateful 🙂
ImmaculateBites says
Wow! 9-hour work day and you made this! Hats off to you Valerie! Your family must be happy to have you. Thank you so much for taking the time to come back and leave your thoughts!!Oh, Jamaican recipes are pretty straight forward, you are going to love making them.
Kate says
Hi, just wondering how you would do this in a glass dish instead? I don’t have an oven safe skillet, so if I dump it into a glass casserole dish just before the oven step, do I need to change the baking temp. or time?
ImmaculateBites says
Hi Kate, you might have to change the time. Based on my experience Dutch Oven retain more heat and cook faster. Baking temp should remain the same.Do let me know how it works for you. Thanks.
Monica says
Yum. This was amazing! I could seriously live on the rice and beans alone. I used instant brown rice because that’s what I had on hand. Also omitted the coconut milk because I didn’t have any. I loved this recipe , pretty easy also 🙂
ImmaculateBites says
Thank you so much ! Monica, so glad to hear it worked out well.
Nagi@RecipeTinEats says
Made it, loved it – no surprises there! Used my stash of jerk seasoning (yours!). The rice is da bomb!
ImmaculateBites says
Aww Nagi! You rock Girl! Thanks.
Lindy Gumede says
This dish looks so good. I’d love to give it a go one day.
ImmaculateBites says
You should cause you are going to dig it!
Marli says
Have this in the oven right now and man, does my house smell amazing! All I need now is an adult beverage 😉
ImmaculateBites says
Oh Boy! An aldult beverage would be perfect with this! Bon Appetit!
Tiffany says
Malibu Rum and pineapple juice!!!
Erica @ The Crumby Cupcake says
I used to be a white meat only girl, but I’ve come to truly appreciate the chicken’s lower body, too. LOL I love the sound of this dish! Hooray for one pan meals!
ImmaculateBites says
To me, the chicken’s lower body is the best part to eat.
ImmaculateBites says
Thanks for the feedback Girl! So happy you are going to making this again!
Cassandra says
I tried this recipe over the weekend and it was Delicious!!! I will definitely make it again! I used chicken breast instead of the thighs and I also grilled the chicken for a bit before I added it to the rice mixture. I had to stop myself from eating the entire pot of rice!
Rachel @ Simple Seasonal says
This dish sooo good! I’m sitting at my computer at 8:30 in the morning and I actually would like to eat some now! Also, one pot meal are the best!
ImmaculateBites says
Hi Rachel! They sure are , makes cleaning up a lot easier.