Jerk Chicken Bowls with Pineapple Salsa
Ingredients
Homemade Jerk Seasoning
- ½ tablespoon Smoked Salt regular salt is fine
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- ½ teaspoon All Spice
- ½-1 tablespoon Brown Sugar depending on sweetness
- 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme
- 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Dried Parsley
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- ¼ teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper optional
- ¼ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
Fresh Pineapple Salsa
- 2 cups Fresh Pineapple chunked
- ½ cup Red Onion
- 1 Jalapeno small diced
- ¼ cup Cilantro
- 1 teaspoon Fresh Lemon Juice
- Salt + Pepper
Additional Ingredients
- 1.5-2 lbs Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- 2 cups Water
- 1.5 cups Rice used short white short grain
- 1 tbsp Salt
Instructions
Jerk Chicken
- Pat chicken breasts dry and pound thin to 1-2 inches thick. (if breasts are very thick)
- Combine jerk seasonings in a small bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined. Use whisk and fingers to ensure seasonings are well blended.
- Coat chicken breasts liberally with jerk seasoning on both sides and pour orange juice over chicken breasts.
- Allow chicken breasts to marinate at least 15 minutes before grilling/cooking.
- In a grill pan on medium/high heat, add cooking oil and place chicken breasts on grill pan once smoke starts to appear while pan is heating.
- Sear chicken breasts on one side for 4-5 minutes.
- Flip and finish in the oven on 375 for 5-7 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked through to the middle.
- Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Slice chicken breasts against the grain into long pieces.
Fresh Pineapple Salsa
- Roughly chop pineapple into bite sized chunks and place in a medium sized bowl.
- Finely diced red onion and place in bowl with pineapple.
- Roughly chop cilantro and add to bowl with pineapple and red onion.
- Finely dice jalapeno, deseed (if no heat is desired) and place in bowl with pineapple, red onion and chopped cilantro.
- Season with salt and pepper, stir and adjust seasonings to your taste.
- Set aside until assembly.
Additional Instructions
- Prepare rice according to package instructions. While rice cooks/simmers, prepare jerk chicken and pineapple salsa.
Jerk Chicken Bowl with Pineapple Salsa Assembly
- In a bowl, place ¼ cup to ½ cup of rice.
- Add 5-6 slices of chicken breasts on top of the rice
- Top with ¼ cup to ½ cup of pineapple salsa.
- Garnish with any leftover herbs and enjoy!