Oven Baked Jerk Chicken

Tasty, juicy oven baked jerk chicken made with bold Jamaican jerk marinade. An easy way to make authentic jerk chicken in the oven at home.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cornish hen or whole chicken
• 1 1/4 cup jerk marinade (make using the recipe or buy store brand)
• 1 cup jerk bbq sauce

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Make marinade. Set aside.
2. 2--- Spatchcock ---
3. 3Spatchcock the chicken by cutting the backbone out from the chicken via a sharp knife or quality kitchen shears.
4. 4Open the chicken and lay flat cavity side down. Press down on the chicken using both hands to flatten. You should hear the breast bone crack.
5. 5--- Marinate the Chicken ---
6. 6Coat the chicken with 1 cup of the marinade thoroughly. Reserve the remaining 1/4 cup for the bbq sauce.
7. 7Place in a large ziplock bag, seal, and marinate overnight.
8. 8--- Make the Sauce ---
9. 9Mix the BBQ sauce and the remaining jerk marinade together in a small bowl. Set aside
10. 10--- Cook the Chicken ---
11. 11Remove from bag, set aside, and allow to come to room temperature.
12. 12Place cast iron skillet in oven and preheat to 500 degrees.
13. 13Remove the skillet. Add the chicken cavity side down. Place in the oven and roast 15-20 minutes.
14. 14Remove and brush outside of chicken completely with the glaze. Add back to the oven and roast another 3-4 minutes.
15. 15Remove, allow to cool 5 minutes. Chop into smaller pieces and serve with the remaining sauce.