Categories: Meals

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. habanero hot sauce
• 2 tsp ground allspice
• 2 tsp jerk seasoning
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 3 scallions--2 finely chopped and 1 thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp. plus 1 1/2 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger
• 4 bone-in, skin-in chicken breasts
• 2 cups diced fresh pineapple
• 2 limes--1 juiced and 1 quartered
• 2 jalapenos, seeded and chopped

Directions

1. Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 450 or preheat a grill over medium. In a small bowl, mix the hot sauce, allspice, jerk seasoning, and nutmeg with the finely chopped scallions and 1 tbsp. ginger.

2. Place the chicken on a rimmed baking sheet. Spoon 1 tbsp. scallion mixture under the skin of each chicken breast; spread the remaining scallion mixture all over the chicken Bake, basting once with the pan drippings, or grill until cooked through, about 10 minutes per side.

3. In a medium bowl, mix the pineapple, lime juice and jalapenos with the sliced scallions and remaining 1 1/2 tsp ginger; season. Serve the chicken with the pineapple salsa and lime wedges.

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