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Jamaican Jerk Chili

Jamaican Jerk Chili

This Jamaican Jerk Chili is a delicious blend of spices and chicken, served with coconut rice and mango salsa.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Jamaican
Servings 10 cups
Calories 491 kcal

Equipment

  • large pot
  • saucepan
  • cutting board
  • Knife

Ingredients
  

Mango Salsa

  • 2 mangoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 lime Juice of
  • 0.25 cup cilantro, chopped
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin

Caribbean Coconut Rice

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1.5 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
  • 2 cups jasmine rice, rinsed and drained
  • 2 (15 oz) cans light coconut milk
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 zest of lime
  • 0.25 teaspoon white pepper

Jamaican Jerk Chili

  • 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 0.33 cup jerk seasoning, divided
  • 3 tablespoon canola oil, divided
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 scotch bonnet or habanero pepper, minced
  • 1.5 teaspoon all-spice
  • 2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 0.25 cup molasses
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • 2 (15 oz) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes
  • 2 cans no added salt red beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth

Instructions
 

Mango Salsa

  • Combine ingredients in a small bowl and let sit for several hours in the fridge, allowing the flavors to marry.

Caribbean Coconut Rice

  • Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add ginger, garlic, and cinnamon stick, and sauté 1 minute, or until fragrant. Stir in rice, and sauté 2 minutes, or until rice grains are opaque. Add coconut milk, water, sugar, salt, lime zest, and white pepper; bring to a simmer. Stir once, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 15 minutes. Fluff rice with fork, cover, and let rest 5 minutes.

Jamaican Jerk Chili

  • Rub all but 2 tablespoons of jerk seasoning over surface of chicken on all sides. Heat a large pot over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Once hot, add the chicken and cook 8-10 minutes or until cooked through. Remove to a cutting board and allow to cool to touch. Dice or shred using 2 forks and set aside.
  • Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in the same pot. Once hot, add onion and bell peppers. Cook until softened and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add ginger, garlic, scotch bonnet/habanero, all-spice, paprika, cumin, cinnamon, and chili powder; stir continuously for 30-60 seconds. Add the molasses, liquid smoke, tomatoes, beans, and chicken broth. Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes over low heat.
  • Add diced/shredded chicken and cook for 15 minutes longer.
  • To serve, place rice on bottom of bowl. Cover with chili and top with a dollop of mango salsa.

Notes

Recipe submitted by Stacey M.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 491kcalCarbohydrates: 68.3gProtein: 31.3gFat: 11gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 844mgFiber: 8gSugar: 15.4g
Keyword chicken, chili, comfort food, Jamaican Jerk Chili, Spicy
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