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Instant Pot Jerk Chicken and Mango Salsa

5/29/18

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This Instant Pot Jerk Chicken and Mango Salsa is a one pot meal made complete with homemade jerk chicken seasoning using ingredients from your spice drawer along with basmati rice – works well for a make-ahead lunch or as a 30-minute dinner idea!

How to Make Jerk Chicken

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Have you ever wanted to learn how to make jerk chicken?

Well, now's your chance to make a copycat version at home!

This Instant Pot Jerk Chicken and Mango Salsa is a delicious one pot meal that takes the guess work out of your favourite Caribbean dish and most of the spices are ones you can find in your pantry at home!

And I mean, anytime you add mango salsa to the mix along with some avocado…let's just say you can't go wrong! I think I've made this mango salsa maybe 3 or 4 times now on the blog, it's just so good! So bring the flavours of the tropics to dinner tonight, or your weekly meal prep!

Instant Pot Jerk Chicken and Mango Salsa

I don't know about you, but one or my fave things to do to make meal prep a bit easier is to make some homemade spice blends and keep them on hand. I have a homemade taco seasoning, Italian seasoning, alongside a Greek spice blend and Cajun mix.

I sometimes buy the store brand spice blends when they require special ingredients I don't necessarily want to source out like Za'atar spice (mostly used in Mediterranean cuisine), but as it turns out, jerk chicken seasoning is way easier to make than you think!

So, what can I tell you about these Instant Pot Jerk Chicken and Mango Salsa bowls other than the fact that they are delicious and make a super healthy dinner. Let me fill you in on the spice blend first though.

Instant Pot Jerk Chicken and Mango Salsa

How to Make Jerk Chicken

How to make Homemade Jerk Chicken Seasoning

So the spices you need to keep on hand for this Jamaican jerk chicken is pretty simple, basically the following:

  • Allspice
  • Chili powder
  • Garlic powder
  • Nutmeg
  • Thyme
  • Cinnamon
  • Cayenne pepper

Instant Pot Jerk Chicken and Mango Salsa

With this jerk chicken recipe, I don't really use too much cayenne pepper and instead rely on some jalapeno peppers to bring some heat to this dish. I de-seed most of them and chop them up really fine so the overall dish isn't too spicy, and then I also add in some other ingredients like lime juice, garlic and onions to finish the flavour and create somewhat of a marinade/sauce for the chicken and rice.

And speaking of rice, I've cooked it at the same time as the chicken with all of the seasonings to make this a true Instant Pot dump dinner.

How to Make Jerk Chicken

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

That's the best part of the Instant Pot: the fact that you don't have to go through a bunch of steps. Just dump everything in, set it and forget it. I would be doing it wrong if I were to cook the rice on the side separately. Plus, while it's not necessarily authentic Jamaican jerk chicken, it is an easy version that also packs the rice with a ton of flavour. Sooooo good.

The mango salsa is kind of optional for this recipe but it does bring a nice touch to these bowls, and a pop of colour, especially if you end up using avocado.

 

Jerk Chicken Seasoning

But, if you're not into making the salsa while everything's cooking away in the Instant Pot, you can definitely use up other veggies in these bowls, like what I did with these Jerk Chicken Meal Prep bowls that I created last year.

I would suggest adding in some thinly sliced/chopped red pepper and some sort of green veggie like spinach in at the end of cooking time and let it all sit for 5 minutes with the lid on. That way you get your veggies in, and this Instant Pot Jerk Chicken is more microwave-friendly if you go to take these bowls as a work lunch.

Jerk Chicken Seasoning

Jerk Chicken Seasoning

Will you be making this Instant Pot Jerk Chicken and Mango Salsa? 

When meal prep is this easy and delicious, you're going to want to make more of these bowls and celebrate the warm weather with some heat!

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Jerk Chicken Recipe

The Instant Pot DUO Plus 60 is the version I use in this recipe.

You could use this Jerk Seasoning if you don't feel like making your own!

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Jerk Chicken Recipe

Instant Pot Jerk Chicken and Mango Salsa

This Instant Pot Jerk Chicken and Mango Salsa is a one pot meal made complete with homemade jerk chicken seasoning using ingredients from your spice drawer along with basmati rice - works well for a make-ahead lunch or as a 30-minute dinner idea!
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Course: Entree
Cuisine: Caribbean
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 372kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 medium-sized chicken breasts, diced into 1 inch pieces
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 yellow onions, diced
  • 3 jalapenos, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp homemade jerk chicken seasoning (recipe below)
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup dry basmati rice

Mango salsa

  • 1 mango, diced
  • 1 avocado, diced (optional)
  • 1 small red onion, diced
  • 1/2 red pepper, diced
  • 1/4 cups chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Homemade jerk chicken seasoning (make ahead then store in an airtight container in your pantry)

  • 2 tbsp allspice
  • 2 tbsp nutmeg
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tbsp onion or garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp thyme
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cayenne (optional if you want it spicy)

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients to Instant Pot in order shown, leaving rice last and poured overtop of other ingredients as shown in the video. Cook on high pressure for 3 minutes. Instant Pot will take about 10-15 minutes to preheat, then the 3 minutes on high pressure.
  • Meanwhile, mix ingredients for mango salsa together. Do a quick release of the pressure and open lid when safe to do so. Stir together, then divide among four bowls and top with mango salsa. Serve and enjoy!
  • Note: I recommend you make the jerk chicken seasoning a couple of days ahead so you can easily access it and add it to the Instant Pot when you go to make the recipe. Then it will be in the pantry for future use!

Nutrition

Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 716mg | Potassium: 608mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 800IU | Vitamin C: 56.1mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2.2mg

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

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Comments

  1. Cathy says

    May 30, 2018 at 07:56

    I’m thrilled to find a salsa without tomato! I’ve been missing salsa since I learned that the nightshades don’t agree with me. I’ll have to leave the pepper out of this one too, but I’m sure it will still be great!

    Reply
  2. Rosie says

    June 13, 2018 at 18:22

    I just made this and it is too watery :(. I have put it for another 3 minutes. Too bad as most of your recipes are bang on for me.

    Typically for 1 cup of rice I don’t put more than 1.25 cups water. Fingers crossed its salvageable

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      June 13, 2018 at 19:49

      Ok so I put it back for 3 more minutes and then let it npr. Also I had to run out so left it covered. It’s good!!! A bit spicy as I put too much jerk, but it’s a keeper!

      More instant pot recipes please!

      Reply
      • Taylor Stinson says

        June 18, 2018 at 08:50

        So glad you enjoyed Rosie, and so sorry to hear about it being too watery! Sometimes you just need to let it sit or if you made a minor change in the rice you used this can happen sometimes (eg white rice instead of jasmine)

        Reply
        • Rosie says

          June 19, 2018 at 08:31

          Thanks for replying! Actually I used brown basmati, so totally my “fault”.

          Reply
          • Taylor Stinson says

            June 19, 2018 at 09:16

            Ah yes any sort of brown rice is definitely going to take longer to cook! But if you were able to get it to cook in 6 minutes on high pressure I would recommend doing that going forward! Or you could also try letting it natural pressure release (will take 20 minutes or more compared to the couple minutes for quick release). I’ve heard meat and poultry are kept more tender that way too!

  3. Jill says

    December 10, 2018 at 11:53

    I am planning to make this this week. So, just to clarify, I put the chicken in raw and the rice in uncooked and it will all cook in only three minutes? And I don’t need to make sure the rice is covered in liquid? This seems too good to be true!! Thanks in advance!

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      December 10, 2018 at 16:56

      Hey Jill! Yes it does all pressure cook in 3 minutes – the pot will take about 10-15 minutes to preheat then pressure cook the 3 minutes so you’re looking at closer to 20 minutes total cook time. Hope that helps 🙂

      Reply
  4. Aislin Boudreau says

    March 29, 2019 at 09:18

    I’m planning to make this this weekend. It sounds amazing!

    Reply
  5. Jeannie Kiriwas says

    July 10, 2019 at 16:07

    What if I wanted to make it a day ahead? I was thinking of pre bagging all the ingredients for the instant pot the day before and then doing a separate bag with the salsa. How do you think it would hold up?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      July 10, 2019 at 16:15

      Hey Jeannie! I think it should hold up fine doing it that way 🙂 I’d recommend storing the salsa in a glass container but other than that you have a good plan!

      Reply

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