Recipes from BlogHer09: Common Threads Jerk Chicken
Posted Aug 03 2009 12:00am
I wasn’t part of the Common Threadsblogger event group that made the Jerk Chicken, but I did watch Chef Josh make the rub. He had the kids remove the leaves from the thyme as he explained about Caribbean spices.
The original recipe calls for chicken wings, but the kids used strips of chicken breast that they skewered and grilled. (They let the older kids use the gas grill, with supervision of course.)
According to the recipes printout we were using (and that Josh let me take home), this recipe gets two stars for the lean protein in the chicken and for the vitamin A, C and potassium in the mangoes. (Vitamin A for vision, Vitamin C for healing and infection fighting, and potassium to prevent or control high blood pressure.) The handout also explains that the spices add flavor, so leave the skin off your chicken.
If you’re doing Weight Watchers, remember that each ounce of jerk chicken is equal to 1 Weight Watchers POINTS. The calories from the seasonings and the mango are negligible.
The original recipe calls for chicken wings, but the kids used strips of chicken breast that they skewered and grilled. (They let the older kids use the gas grill, with supervision of course.)
According to the recipes printout we were using (and that Josh let me take home), this recipe gets two stars for the lean protein in the chicken and for the vitamin A, C and potassium in the mangoes. (Vitamin A for vision, Vitamin C for healing and infection fighting, and potassium to prevent or control high blood pressure.) The handout also explains that the spices add flavor, so leave the skin off your chicken.
If you’re doing Weight Watchers, remember that each ounce of jerk chicken is equal to 1 Weight Watchers POINTS. The calories from the seasonings and the mango are negligible.
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