Caribbean Chicken

15 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cooked white rice
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
  • 14 cup green onion, chopped
  • 14 cup sweetened flaked coconut
  • 15 ounces pineapple chunks in juice or 15 ounces crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 14 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 8 teaspoons lime juice
  • 4 (4 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 4 sheets aluminum foil
  • nonstick cooking spray
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 12 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 12 teaspoon paprika
  • 14 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (use much more than this for hotter flavor)
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (use less than this if using more hot sauce)

Directions

  1. 1
    For the jerk seasoning, combine allspice, dried thyme leaves, paprika, hot pepper sauce, and vegetable oil in small bowl, mix well.
  2. 2
    Preheat the oven to 450 degrees or preheat grill to high.
  3. 3
    Spray the four foil pieces with nonstick cooking spray.
  4. 4
    Combine hot rice, red pepper, coconut, pineapple, brown sugar, and lime juice (add coconut last if preparing packets for coconut-haters first).
  5. 5
    Put 1/4 of the rice mixture in the center of each foil sheet.
  6. 6
    Rub Jerk Season over chicken breast halves, and place on top of rice mixture on foil sheets.
  7. 7
    Wrap and seal foil to form 4 packets.
  8. 8
    Bake 18-20 minutes on a cookie sheet in preheated oven or grill 18-20 minutes on high in covered grill.

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