Jerk Chicken Recipe for Keto Meal Preps

If you follow me on Instagram you’d know that Jerk Chicken is a staple for my keto meal preps. Jerk Chicken is probably the easiest chicken to make for me. This comes easily to me because there areno complex methods involved in making this chicken taste good. The Caribbean inspired  flavours in this dish pack a punch that goes great with veggies, a perfect meal that can be had throughout the week.

If you’d like a walk through on how to make this recipe, check out this video!

Tips for Success with Jerk Chicken

Marination is a major key whenever you’re making a meat dish. You can cook meat without marination but you really won’t do it justice. Whenever I use a wet rub with my chicken (which is all the time btw) I like to marinate the chicken so that the fresh flavours can really get into the meat. If you’re truly pressed for time you can always skip the marination stage and just go a little harder on the spices and pastes, but there’s just something about a well marinated chicken.

I honestly believe the key to making the perfect Jerk Chicken is Walkers Wood Jerk Seasoning. You can’t make Jerk this good without it. So If you’re thinking about attempting this recipe and want it to taste good and think you can get away with skipping this essential ingredient, you’d better forget about it. This is my holy grail! Honestly, this is what’s responsible for 99% of the jerk flavour in this recipe. I get mine from my local Asian grocery store, but I’m sure you can find it at your local Afro-Caribbean grocery store as well.

Spice

Traditionally, you’re supposed to use a Scotch Bonnet Pepper for jerk chicken but honestly I’m not a spice warrior. If you are, feel free to add a couple of those peppers into your wet rub and take the spice up to the next level. If you don’t like spice (like at all) I’d recommend omitting the jalapeno and scaling back on the jerk paste. The best thing about this recipe is that you can still enjoy the mild flavours of Jerk Chicken without having to tweak too many things. It’s truly a foolproof recipe that can be enjoyed by all, you can’t mess this up.

Recipe

AuthorSarah-Jane G.CategoryMain DishesDifficultyBeginner

Enjoy!