Jamaican Jerk Chicken & Coconut Rice

Authentic jerk chicken and creamy coconut rice.  A taste sensation in a single meal kit!  Enter for your chance to win 4 varieties!

A month or so ago, friend and fellow food blogger Lillian R from My Recipe Journey was asked to participate in Global Grub’s giveaway for their product.  She raved about how great the kits she was given to try were and told me I should consider contacting the company for a similar contest.

I did and I am not sorry for ONE MINUTE!!  I absolutely LOVE this product.  My readers know that if I’m not sold on something, I’m not afraid to say so and the reasons why. They also know that when I find a product I fall in love with–and would pay FULL RETAIL PRICE for, that I totally love it.

This is how I feel about these meal kits!  The blend of spices and ingredients contained in them are fresh, flavorful and not your standard supermarket-style “meal in a box.”  The directions were clear and easy to follow.  In fact, the ingenious packaging actually turns into a self-standing easel of sorts when you reverse it so you have the directions right in front of you and propped up like on a cookbook stand.

This jerk chicken and coconut rice brought back very fond memories.  I have not had something so authentic and so good since I was 16 years old (that was 1970 folks) and it’s been a long time.  Originally, Jamaican chicken and rice was made for me by a Jamaican employee of my aunt’s bar in the UK.  Nellie was a fantastic cook…so what more can be said of her dish?  Only that I think the Global Grub people channeled her for her secret recipe, because they really nailed it with this one.

I wimped out a bit and only used 1/4 of the provided habanero peppers.  I found this amount gave the right amount of heat and zip for me, where I could still taste my chicken, but got some heat and the flavor of the marinade.

I used boneless skinless breasts, which can be notorious for being dry when grilled. The marinade kept this chicken juicy and tender.

And I could not stop eating this rice!!!  The leftover chicken (if there is any) makes an awesome chicken salad!

The ingredients you need to complete the preparation are pretty much standard (nothing exotic) fare that most folks have in their freezers and pantry already, so nothing more is really needed but the kit.  

The kit will supply the spice mixtures, rices/pasta/dried fruit, etc. that you will need.  I would go so far as to say purchase a couple of kits to keep in the pantry to have on hand for a special dinner or company. The preparation is easy and you can impress your guests with a genuine gourmet and globally-inspired meal!

• 1 Global Grub Jerk Chicken meal kit
• 1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk (unsweetened)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 can (15 oz) red kidney beans
• 2 lbs chicken parts
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 white onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 1 lime
• 1 tbs soy sauce

All directions are on meal kit.

Now here’s the giveaway–

The winner will receive all 4 current varieties (jerk chicken, tagine chicken/lamb, sushi and chili tamales) that Global Grub offers for sale on their site. This will be shipped directly to the winner by Global Grub.

Here’s what you have to do to enter–

1. Like Global Grub’s Facebook page*
2. Subscribe to Global Grub’s newsletter through their site*
3. Like Midnight Baker on Facebook (you can still take these extra entries even if you already like my page!)