College Meals on a Budget, with a Cultured Twist!

What's on the Menu: Traditional Jamaican Jerk Chicken! This meal is definitely for the spicy tongue. In history, due to a lack of resources, preserversation of food posed a problem. Using salt for dehydration was a popular method of perserving food but using peppers and spices to season meats and cooking them over an open fire was the method invented by the Jamaicans. Ingredients: 1 whole or quarterd chicken 1/2 cup of jerk seasoning (bottled brand of your choice) 2 tblsp black pepper 1/2tblsp clove powder 2 tblsp garlic powder 2 tblsp onion podwer 1 tblsp salt 1 tblsp all spice 2 tblsp adobo seasoning 3 tblsp worchestshire sauce 1 tblsp goya cilantro Garnish: Assorted bell peppers Escallion Scotch Bonnet peppers

Step by Step: Remove raw chicken from package. Dismember chicken parts as you like. Wash cicken thoroughly with vinegar, limes, salt and water. Pat chicken dry, then add seasoinings. Let the seasoned chicken marinate for about 40-45 minutes. In this picture, I'm using 4 chickens (catering for a larger crowd), but for a serving size of 4-6, us college kids will only can can only afford 1 chicken which costs no more than $8 at your local grocery store.

After the chicken is marinated, place in a baking pan/dish of your choice and bake for an hour and 15 minutes at 400 degrees.

When the timer goes off-- let chicken rest for another 15 minutes. This will allow the juices to stay locked into the chicken which allows for a more tasty experience! To serve: Chop the chicken into bite size pieces and garnish!

If it's a bit too spicy and hott, you can cool down with a refresing limeade cooler. Super cheap and Super refreshing!

All together, this meal costed no more that $20. And if stored correctly can serve for more than 2 days, which is the perfect way to save some money! Hope you liked this weeks Traditional Jamaican Jerk Chicken-- until next time, Peace and Love from your girl, Ajhani!