Your favorite Caribbean flavors are combined in the slow cooker for this easy and healthy Jamaican jerk chicken recipe.
Yes, yet another jerk chicken slow cooker recipe out of me. What can I say? I like what I like. If I do say so, this one is the best of the jerk chicken recipes.
Another throw everything in the slow cooker, stir to mix well and let it cook. Yes, you can use chicken breasts but personally I think chicken thighs work better. If you do use white meat, reduce the cook time by an hour or so.
Canned or dry black beans? That’s up to you. If using canned, drain and rinse them first (same goes for the corn). If you’re using dry black beans, be sure to soak them overnight first. You can even soak them in the slow cooker just be sure to drain the water out before you add in the other ingredients. Most jerk chicken recipes include some sort of sugar, usually brown sugar. I almost never use sugar in my cooking. I used honey instead. You won’t miss the sugar, trust me.
PrintSlow Cooker Jamaican Jerk Chicken
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 5 mins
- Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 bell pepper, sliced
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 15 ounces black beans (salt-free if you can find them)
- 15 ounces corn
Sauce:
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup honey
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cumin
Instructions
- Add chicken, bell pepper, black beans, corn and onion to the slow cooker.
- In a small bowl, mix together sauce ingredients.
- Pour sauce in to the slow cooker.
- Stir to mix well.
- Cook HIGH 3-4 or LOW 6-8.
How to serve this? However you like:-) Sometimes I just eat it straight with nothing else added but for the most part, I like to serve this over brown rice or cauliflower rice. You can even add a cup of cooked rice directly in to the slow cooker once everything has finished cooking for a more complete meal.
You can leave the chicken thighs whole or shred them. They should be so tender that they’re falling apart when you take them out of the slow cooker.
In the slow cooker right now.
Hi, are you supposed to drain the corn and beans? I did. The recipe came out thick but so good! Tomorrow night i’m Making some mini corn muffins to go with it. This recipe is a keeper!
Yes, drain & rinse. I’ll update the recipe so that’s more clear. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
What is the serving size?
So how long should I keep it in if I’m using chicken breast’s? 5 hours on high?
I lower the cook time by an hour or so if using breasts since they are more likely to dry out. Enjoy!
I just made your recipe for Jamaican Jerk Chicken and it was fabulous!!
I will definitely be pinning more of your recipes to cook. Thank you so much.
You’re welcome! I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it! It’s a personal favorite:-)
Can I mix my jerk seasoning with water and just use that?
Yes absolutely! It will have a different taste but it should still work fine.
Came out awesome, thanks for posting this. I love the taste of Eaton’s mild jerk seasoning so that maybe not be for everyone. Could add honey like you posted , I just went with the seasoning ✌️😀
Sounds fantastic!!
Can I use some premed her sauce I have and how much would I use if so?
Thanks
I’ve never used premade but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. I suggest 1 1/2 cups. Let me know how it works out!
I can’t have onion right now, is there any good substitution? I really want to try this out!
Leeks, shallots or green onion. If you don’t have any of those just omit the onion and add an extra bell pepper. Let me know how it turns out!
Can you provide the nutritional information? I am going to cook this tomorrow. Sounds really good!
Hi Julie – I stay away from providing that type of information because I’m no expert and heaven forbid I make a mistake and get sued. Having said that, Yummly provides a good recap of the nutritional info on this recipe here: https://www.yummly.com/#recipe/Slow-Cooker-Jamaican-Jerk-Chicken-2162301
I’m going to try this with my Eaton’s jerk seasoning I get from jamaica. I would imagine I can just mix it with the water? This will be second time I ever used my crock….I usually bake my jerk chicken thieghs …. single man, don’t cook much 😀
Do u have the nutrition facts?
Hi Shannon – I stay away from providing that type of information because I’m no expert and heaven forbid I make a mistake and get sued. Having said that, Yummly provides a good recap of the nutritional info on this recipe here: https://www.yummly.com/#recipe/Slow-Cooker-Jamaican-Jerk-Chicken-2162301
I am making this for dinner tonight, can’t wait!!!!!
I hope you enjoyed it!
This looks absolutely delicious – I love jerk chicken!
Oh girl this looks delicious! This is definitely a recipe I should try. I just pinned your recipe 🙂
Nice food. Looking fabulous.
this looks so delicious. I love slow cooker recipies so much, they’re super easy, put them on before work and dinner is ready when you’re home. will be trying this one.
OMg I am cooking this for dinner tonight. :O It looks delicious!
Wow..this looks so yummy. I am a big fan of mexican and it has similar ingredients. I will try it for sure.
Wow this looks amazing, I hardly every use my slow cooker so, I think I will give this a try. I need to start using it more. Thanks for sharing.
Beans and corn and onion 🙂 … and it made me remember of Mexican Food too !! Lovely clicks
Though m a vegan but I love slow cooker recipes..this one looks good for me to share to some of my frenz:)
This looks incredible!! I definitely need to try this recipe out, yum!
I LOVE jerk chicken!!! I’ve never attempted to make it myself because I’m culinary-challenged but your recipe is actually so well explained and detailed that I feel like I could potentially give it a try!
This recipe looks yummy! I’m always looking for new recipes to try in my crockpot.
Yum! I love Jamaican jerk chicken, it is so flavorful. I love how easy this version is!
This sounds so delicious! I’m pinning to save and adding to my meal plan for this week. Slow cookers are something I struggle with in summer but this is perfect.
Oh my gah stopppppp. This makes me so hungry!!!!!!!
I always love when I can use my slow cooker! I’ll be trying this out soon. It sounds and looks fantastic.
Yum! This looks awesome! We use our slow cooker all year long so I cant wait to add this to the rotation of recipes.
Jamaican me hungry!
This looks amazingly simple to make and looks really appetizing. Thanks for sharing the recipe. The honey tip sounds great. Maybe I will use that for some recipes where I add a small amount of sugar !