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    Jerk chicken with spinach stuffing & sweet potato mash

    Jerk is the classic Caribbean marinade with its fiery heat flavoured with thyme and allspice, and was traditionally used to slow cook highly seasoned meats. Jerk chicken has become a popular street food but the flavour is also lovely on pork, fish and lamb.

    • Preparation time: 15 minutes, plus marinating
    • Cooking time: 40 minutes

    Serves: 4

    Ingredients

    4 skin-on essential Waitrose British Chicken Boneless Breasts

    1⁄2 x 200g jar Waitrose Cooks’ Ingredients Jerk Marinade 260g bag essential Waitrose Spinach

    1 tbsp olive oil

    600g Southern Sunshine Sweet Potatoes, cut into chunks

    1 tbsp thyme leaves

    Knob of butter

    Method

    1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Make a slit in the chicken breasts to create a pocket. Pour over the jerk marinade and marinate for 1-2 hours.
    2. Meanwhile, cook the spinach in a pan for 2-3 minutes until wilted, then drain and press out the excess juices. Allow to cool then season.
    3. Spoon the spinach into the chicken pockets. Place the chicken in a roasting tin, drizzle with oil and bake for 30 minutes until cooked through with no pink meat.
    4. Meanwhile, cook the sweet potato in boiling water for 10 minutes until tender. Drain and return to the pan. Add the thyme and butter and mash. Season and serve with the jerk chicken.

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