Perfect Baked Jerk Chicken

This baked jerk chicken has the perfect blend of spices in its jerk seasoning. The oven makes cooking and cleanup easy for this flavorful dish.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 572 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
• 1 teaspoon packed brown sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.25 cup vegetable oil
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
• 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
• 0.25 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 0.5 teaspoon dried minced garlic

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix salt, allspice, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic, nutmeg, black pepper, ginger, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and thyme in a large bowl; add chicken pieces and toss to coat with seasoning mix. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator, 2 to 4 hours.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour vegetable oil into a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 3

Place chicken pieces skin-side up into the baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink near the bone, 1 hour 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Step 4

Turn the oven on to broil, and cook until the skin crisps, 2 to 5 minutes.