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How about a little sunshine and trop-i-cal for these cold winter days?
Which really just means lots of citrus and Jamaican flavors. Which means – really delicious stuff!!
For some reason, every winter, while I crave cozy, warm and hearty flavors, I crave light and tropical flavors as well. I am not at the point yet where I am done with the cold and snow, but I still love a little taste of the tropics. It’s kind of refreshing, you know?
Plus, both citrus and pineapple are in season right now, so I am pretty much going crazy with them. Can’t help it.
Ok, so I don’t know why, but I really have no idea what the heck to say today. Not knowing what to say when I first sit down is actually quite normal for me, but usually I type the first line and then everything just seems to flow. Well I guess not today. Today all I can currently think about is how my painter buds, who I have been spending way too much time with, should probably GO HOME. I mean it is 8:15 pm.
I mean, I am not trying to be mean, but those two talk about the stupidest stuff. Super nice guys and all, but man I kind of need a break…Friday can not get here soon enough!
Anyway, other than my painters. I got nothing on the brain. Except citrus. Which I love to death, now more than ever, but I already told you that.
So let’s get into a little meatier conversation and talk about this Jamaican jerk citrus pineapple roasted chicken.
I have seen a lot of citrus roasted chicken recipes around, but I wanted to put my own kind of spin on it. I love any kind of jerk seasoning, but a spicy Jamaican jerk seasoning has got to be my favorite. I seem to work these flavors into a lot of my sauces. These sauces are not necessarily up on the blog, a lot of times I am just throwing stuff together for dinner, but I’ll often end up going with these flavors. My family likes spicy, so it works.
So I took typical Jamaican jerk flavors and added a little winter citrus, and a little pineapple (because pineapple should be in all Jamaican dishes). It’s crazy simple and easy, but totally delish. Even the boys loved the chicken (once they picked the fruit off of course).
I served the chicken with some fried rice, but you could do roasted potatoes, polenta or really whatever you mood is telling you to go with. All I needed was the fruit. Definite fruit addict over here.
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But really, how pretty is that fruit? LOVE IT.
tieghan!!! this was SUPERB! rather than pieces of chicken, i made a spatchcock chicken! made with a side of coconut lime rice…this meal felt like a mic drop moment, lol!
Hey Sonny,
Wonderful!! Thanks a bunch for trying this recipe out, I love to hear that it was enjoyed!! ?xTieghan
we use so many of your recipes in our catering company. we use the Jamaican Jerk Chicken with Citrus often and people love it. i was going to post a pic but I don’t see an option for that. We love your book and website so much!!!!
Hi! There is not an option on the blog to post a photo, but I would love to see it on Instagram or Facebook! Just tag Half Baked Harvest in the photo! xTieghan
This looks delicious. I love citrus but I also really love pineapple in cooking and I always forget about using it. When I saw the pieces of cooked pineapple in your photos it made me think about using it again. I’m going to make this recipe, I can’t wait. Thanks for sharing.
Awh yay! Hope you love it Edwina!
I know you posted this recipe almost a year ago but I just made this dish a couple of weeks ago. It was amazing and we loved it! Especially the crispy skin with all those yummy flavors. What my hubby suggested was removing the peels and dicing all the fruit so you can serve it with the chicken almost like a relish. Thank you so much for all the delicious recipes! I’ve made so many of yours over and over again too. Not just one-hit (or flop) wonders. And I’m cooking for 3 kids (1 which is quite picky). Keep up the good work and keep ’em coming!
Thank you Michelle! I am thrilled you and your family have been enjoying my recipes!
I’m making this tonight, but with skinless chicken rather than skin-on. I’m using a ruby red grapefruit because I’m from Texas and therefore worship the ruby red–can’t wait to see how it turns out. As a sidenote: something that would be really helpful to me would be, when you post your main dish recipes, perhaps a few suggestions for sides? Thanks!