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Here’s another winner from the slow cooker. This incredibly easy Slow Cooker Caribbean Jerk Chicken recipe results in well-seasoned chicken with just a hint of heat for very little effort.
Simply rub your chicken with a blend of spices and then squeeze on some lime juice. Let your slow cooker do the rest.
Recipe Notes
After 4 hours in the crock pot on HIGH, this Caribbean Jerk Chicken was juicy and fall-off-the-bone tender. It was well seasoned with just a hint of heat. Perfect for us.
The skin doesn’t get crispy, which is fine because I’m not tempted to eat it, making it easy to save the calories and points 🙂
I have received the following question several times recently so thought it was worth sharing with you here…
Q: If you discard the skin on the chicken breast from a whole chicken or rotisserie chicken, does it count 0 points on WW?
A: Yes, According to the WW website, As long as you’re eating the breast meat, removing the skin will keep it 0 Points value.
We enjoyed it served with baked sweet potatoes and broccoli. It would be delicious over rice too. A definite do-over!
How Many Calories and WW Points in Slow Cooker Caribbean Jerk Chicken?
According to my calculations, each serving has just 208 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
2 SmartPoints (Green plan) (3 ounces breast meat without skin)
0 SmartPoints (Blue plan) (3 ounces breast meat without skin)
0 SmartPoints (Purple plan) (3 ounces breast meat without skin)
5 PointsPlus (Old plan) (3 ounces breast meat without skin)
If you like this easy recipe for Caribbean Jerk Chicken, be sure to check out some of my other easy, healthy WW friendly slow cooker recipes including 7 ideas for 2-Ingredient Slow Cooker Chicken, 2-Ingredient BBQ Chicken, Goddess Chicken with Artichokes, 2-Ingredient Italian Chicken, Maple Mustard Chicken and Chicken Thighs Osso Buco
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Slow Cooker Caribbean Jerk Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 chicken (about 3-1/2 pounds)
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons allspice
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 limes, juiced
Instructions
- Ideal Slow cooker Size: 6-Quart.
- Place the chicken in the slow cooker.
- In a small bowl (affiliate link), mix together the sugar, salt, and spices. Rub the spice mix all over the chicken inside and out.
- Flip the chicken breast side down to keep the breast meat as juicy as possible while cooking.
- Pour the lime juice over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours, or on HIGH for about 4 hours, until the chicken is done and practically falling off the bone. (Mine was perfect after 4 hours on high.)
- Remove the skin before serving. Serve with additional lime wedges if desired.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 2 SmartPoints (Green plan) ( 3 ounces breast without skin) 0 SmartPoints (Blue plan) (3 ounces breast without skin) 0 SmartPoints (Purple plan) (3 ounces breast without skin) 5 PointsPlus (Old plan) After 4 hours in the crock pot on HIGH, this Caribbean Jerk Chicken was juicy and fall-off-the-bone tender. The skin doesn’t get crispy, which is fine because I’m not tempted to eat it, making it easy to save the calories and points.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: slightly adapted from 365 Slow Cooker Suppers (affiliate link) by Stephanie O’Dea.
More Healthy WW Chicken Recipes for the Slow Cooker
- Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken (SkinnyTaste)
- Hawaiian Slow Cooker Chicken (HungryGirl)
- Slow Cooker Kickin’ Chicken Pasta (EmilyBites)
- Slow Cooker Crack Chicken (RecipeDiaries)
All of these chicken recipes look great but when I do thighs in the crockpot, everything tastes greasy & fatty. I prefer chicken breasts but they overcook easily. I wonder if you’ve ever found this?
Hi Theresa,
Yes, I talk about it here in this post: https://simple-nourished-living.com/can-you-overcook-chicken-in-the-slow-cooker/ Hope it helps. ~Martha
Made this according to the recipe directions. It was super delicious! The hardest part was portion control as it is seriously tasty. Can’t wait for the leftovers!
Fantastic! I shredded it and had black beans and brown rice with it. Tomorrow the leftovers will be over salad.
Another 5 star Martha recipe!!!! Sooo tasty. Made it exactly as the recipe said except I used bone in chicken thighs and used pumpkin pie spice since I didn’t have allspice! Definitely will be making this again. Thanks Martha for ALL the tasty healthy recipes!!!!
Amazing as posted! I roasted a lot of different veggies while the chicken was cooking (cauliflower, broccoli, red onion, butternut squash, sweet potato, golden potatoes, red bell peppers). when the chicken was done, I put the veggies in a bowl, topped it off with some chicken, and poured some of that wonder sauce on top…what a great meal! Thank you!
Hello! I’m hoping to make this next week. Can I use boneless skinless chicken breast by chance? Thanks!
Hi Jennifer, It will cook in less time using boneless skinless chicken, depending on the size of the chicken breasts 4-6 hours on low. ~Martha
Excellent, will definitely be making it again. Next time, at the end, I will throw in some carrots and cauliflower.