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JERK CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATOES

I tried this Daphne Oz recipe recently and it is a keeper and very easy.  Just add a salad and you are all set.  

 

2 T olive oil
2 large sweet potatoes, halved lengthwise, each half quartered into four wedges
8 scallions, ends trimmed but left whole
3 t kosher salt
1 T brown sugar
2 t ground allspice
1 t ground cinnamon
1 t dried thyme
1/2 t ground cumin
1/2 t ground ginger
1/2 t sweet paprika
1/2 t garlic powder
1/4 t freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 t cayenne
8 chicken pieces (drumsticks and thighs, bone in, skin on)
flaky sea salt

 

Preheat oven to 400F.  Lightly coat rimmed baking sheet with 1 t oil.

 

In a large bowl, combine sweet potatoes and scallions.  Drizzle with 1 T of the oil and sprinkle with 1 t salt.  Toss to combine then turn out mixture onto one side of baking sheet.

 

In the same bowl combines brown sugar and spices through cayenne and the remaining 1 T of oil and 2 t of salt.  Stir to combine and then add chicken and toss to coat well.  Arrange the chicken on the other side of the baking sheet.  Roast for 20 minutes.  Reduce oven temp to 375 and continue to roast about 20 minutes longer, until thickest part of chicken thigh reads 160 on thermometer.  

 

Transfer to a platter for serving.  Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and serve.  

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Re: JERK CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATOES

Thanks @DiAnne

 

Love the spice combo...can't wait to try it!

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Re: JERK CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATOES

Love jerk chicken. Actually we love jerk anything, such great spice flavors.

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Re: JERK CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATOES

Sounds super, just like something my family will like. I'm bookmarking it!

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Re: JERK CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATOES

Sounds really good.  I like the sweet potatoes with it too.  I think I need a larger baking dish.  I don't think this would fit in a 9 x 13 dish?

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Re: JERK CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATOES

How do you think this would work in an air fryer? 

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Re: JERK CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATOES


@cotton4me wrote:

Sounds really good.  I like the sweet potatoes with it too.  I think I need a larger baking dish.  I don't think this would fit in a 9 x 13 dish?

 

 


 

@cotton4me

 

I used a large cookie sheet with a rim.  

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Re: JERK CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATOES


@DiAnne wrote:

@cotton4me wrote:

Sounds really good.  I like the sweet potatoes with it too.  I think I need a larger baking dish.  I don't think this would fit in a 9 x 13 dish?

 

 


 

@cotton4me

 

I used a large cookie sheet with a rim.  


@DiAnne  Thanks! I do have one of those.  

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Re: JERK CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATOES

 


@Kachina624 wrote:

How do you think this would work in an air fryer? 


@Kachina624

 

I don't know anything about the air fryers so I don't know.