Interrupting the parade of peppermint, gingerbread and all things holidays to bring you this delicious Jamaican chicken sheet pan dinner!
I do love the holidays, I really do! But the 24/7 non-stop flow of holiday treats on Facebook wears me out a bit. And sometimes I get an identity crisis, like when I forget that I’m Canadian and Thanksgiving happened months ago, and no, I don’t get Thursday off work to eat turkey.
And seeing as it’s the DARKEST time of year…dark when I wake up, dark by the time Ben gets home…I have really been craving bright, tropical food. It’s not just for summer, and you heard it here first
Today’s recipe starts with a super simple rub filled with delicious Jamaican spices: allspice, nutmeg, thyme, a bit of cinnamon, and as much cayenne as you’d like. You can make it Ben spicy (aka: mouth flaming, tongue hanging out of mouth, sweat on brow spicy), or Denise spicy (aka: just a nice mild heat). Or you can leave it out altogether.
It’s so typical of me to overdo the spice, I always underestimate cayenne. So our first Jamaican chicken sheet pan dinner was most definitely ‘Ben-spicy’, but I still couldn’t stop eating it. I’m a glutton for punishment…but it tasted so good I couldn’t help myself.