Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken

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Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken

Serves: 4
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 4-6 hours

This Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken is huge on flavor!!!

Tender chicken thighs seasoned and spiced perfectly with jerk seasonings and a splash of lime.

This recipe is a quick and easy budget friendly crowd pleaser.

Serve this with some rice and beans and you have a complete meal in no time!

How To Make Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken

Raw chicken pieces in a metal bowl, surrounded by small bowls of sliced onions, green onions, jalapeños, spices, ginger, lime, ketchup, soy sauce, and orange juice on a marble surface.

Ingredients

  • Small onion, sliced
  • Small jalapeno, sliced
  • 8 bone in chicken thighs
  • 2 tablespoons jerk seasoning
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 scallions, chopped (plus more for garnish)
  • ¼  cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup pineapple juice
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup ketchup Lime slices, jalapenos and scallions for topping
Close-up of seasoned, roasted chicken thighs garnished with lime wedges, sliced jalapeños, and green onions.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. In the bottom of your slow cooker add your onion and jalapenos.

2. Season the chicken both sides with the jerk seasoning.

3. In a large skillet over medium high heat place the thighs skin side down and cook for 3-5 minutes until just browned.

4. Place the chicken skin side up in the slow cooker.

5. In a small bowl mix together the garlic, brown sugar, pineapple juice, soy sauce and ketchup.

6. Sprinkle with the scallions.

7. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.

8. Serve over rice!

A plate of rice and beans topped with two pieces of seasoned chicken, garnished with lime and sliced jalapeño, with a glass of iced drink and a green pepper in the background.

Tips and Tricks

  • Store leftovers in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
  • You can a bit of red pepper flake for more kick.
  • You can use any cut of chicken you like. I prefer skin on bone in but this recipe will also work with boneless skinless.
Slow cooker filled with cooked chicken thighs in sauce, garnished with sliced jalapeños, lime wedges, and chopped herbs.

Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken

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A plate with seasoned roasted chicken thighs, lime slices, jalapeño slices, and a side of rice mixed with black beans.
Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:6 hours
Total Time:6 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • Small onion sliced
  • Small jalapeno sliced
  • 8 bone in chicken thighs
  • 2 tablespoons jerk seasoning
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 scallions chopped (plus more for garnish)
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup pineapple juice
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • Lime slices jalapenos and scallions for topping

Instructions

  • In the bottom of your slow cooker add your onion and jalapenos.
  • Season the chicken both sides with the jerk seasoning.
  • In a large skillet over medium high heat place the thighs skin side down and cook for 3-5 minutes until just browned.
  • Place the chicken skin side up in the slow cooker.
  • In a small bowl mix together the garlic, brown sugar, pineapple juice, soy sauce and ketchup.
  • Sprinkle with the scallions.
Servings: 4 people

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