Jamaican Baked BBQ Jerk Chicken Legs

Smoky, spicy, and saucy—these Jamaican Baked BBQ Jerk Chicken Legs are tender, flavorful, and baked with potatoes for the ultimate island-inspired meal.

📝 Ingredients

• 3-4 lbs. organic whole chicken legs ((You can also use drumsticks, breasts, or wings, if preferred))
• 2-3 Tbsps Jamaican Green Seasoning, homemade or store-bought
• 2 tsps On Everything All-Purpose Blend
• 1-2 tsps smoked paprika
• 1 tsp browning sauce
• 2 scallions (aka green onions), crushed
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 cups water or chicken stock + 1/4 cup ((You can also substitute with chicken bone broth as well))
• 2 Tbsps organic all-purpose flour
• 2-3 cups premium BBQ sauce
• 1 Tbsp jerk seasoning paste/marinade
• 1 lb. baby or creamer potatoes, organic ((Chopped in halves or whole))

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- MARINATE + SEASON THE CHICKEN: ---
2. 2Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a standard 9x13 baking dish by spraying with oil or coating with butter.
3. 3In a large bowl, add your freshly cleaned + rinsed chicken legs along with the Jamaican Green Seasoning, smoked paprika, All-Purpose Blend, and browning sauce, mixing everything together until chicken is fully coated. Add coated chicken to a securely sealed ziplock bag and place in the refrigerator for 3 hours (minimum). NOTE: Best if marinaded overnight. When ready to use, let chicken sit at room temperature for 15-20 minutes before cooking.
4. 4--- BAKE THE CHICKEN: ---
5. 5Add the chicken legs (side by side) into prepared baking dish, leaving a bit of room in between each one and add the fresh thyme sprigs in between and onto the chicken.
6. 6In a bowl or measuring cup, whisk together 2 cups of water (or chicken stock) and flour until it becomes a "milky-like" consistency.
7. 7Pour the flour mixture atop the chicken pieces evenly. Add the baby or creamer potatoes, tucking them in between the chicken pieces.
8. 8Using a brush or a DIY brush like tied together fresh thyme sprigs (as done in Jamaica), brush 1 cup of BBQ sauce atop chicken and potatoes. Add the crushed scallion atop everything.
9. 9Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour minutes or until golden brown and crispy on the outside and fully cooked through on the inside. NOTE: It's OK, if the chicken looks a little "dry" at this point.
10. 10--- TO MAKE BBQ JERK SAUCE: ---
11. 11In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add the BBQ sauce, 1/4 cup of chicken stock or water, and jerk marinade, and mix together until combined. Let everything boil for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
12. 12--- CONTINUE TO BAKE EVERYTHING: ---
13. 13Brush all of the BBQ Jerk sauce onto the chicken pieces and potatoes and continue baking for another 20 minutes or until chicken becomes fully cooked through, potatoes are tender, and the sauce has "baked onto the chicken" and caramelized. NOTE: Once removing from the oven, feel free to spoon the BBQ Jerk sauce from the sides of baking dish onto the chicken for a nice glisten.
14. 14Remove from oven and serve immediately! You can serve with your favorite side of Jamaican hard-dough bread, Jamaican rice + peas, cornbread, salad, pasta, basmati rice, brown rice, Jerk mac + cheese, Fried sweet plantains, potato salad, creamed corn, mashed potatoes, grits, etc.
15. 15Bon Appetit!