Simple Caribbean Jerk Chicken

princess buttercup's Note:

I like jerk chicken but often don't have all the exotic ingredients. This simplifies the mix by using dry italian dressing. Yummy on the Grill!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 envelope Italian salad dressing mix
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• ½ teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 ½ lbs chicken pieces

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients except chicken in bowl.
2. Pour over chicken.
3. Cover and marinate 1 hour or over night in fridge.
4. GRILL it!
5. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Donna in Michigan]

You're so right, this was so simple and so so yummy. I used boneless chicken breast tenders. I loved the hint of the cinnamon flavor. This is a recipe I will make again and again. Thanks so much for sharing it.

[Disseminatedfm]

It is not much work to get some ground allspice to substitute for the salad dressing. The foundation of jerk is allspice and scotch bonnet peppers of which this recipe has neither. I'm sure the recipe is tasty as per the reviews but it really is inaccurate to call it jerk, sorry, don't mean to be a...jerk.

[Wyze Sky]

Very tasty dish and very simple to make, which makes it perfect for adding some variety to a quick workday dinner.
Some reviews here note that this is not "jerk" and some think the cinnamon too strong. For my family, we are not jerk snops and the cinnamon makes it taste tropical, so we just love it.
Will certainly look for a true jerk recipe, but will be using this one again at home and for entertaining.
Thank you!