EASY BAKED JERK CHICKEN

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Bring the flavors of the islands into your home with Easy Baked Jerk Chicken! You'll love the jerk seasoning plus lemon and fresh thyme in this Easy Baked Jerk Chicken recipe.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 1h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 broiler-fryer chicken (4 lb.), cut into 8 pieces
2 Tbsp. jerk seasoning
2 onions, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
2 lemons, each cut into 4 slices
1/2 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing
4 sprigs fresh thyme

Steps:

Heat oven to 400ºF.
Rub chicken with seasoning. Heat large heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 of the chicken pieces; cook 4 min. on each side or until evenly browned on both sides. (Chicken will not be done.) Transfer browned chicken pieces to 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining chicken pieces.
Add onion and lemon slices to drippings in skillet; cook 2 min., turning after 1 min. Spoon over chicken.
Pour dressing over ingredients in pan; top with thyme. Cover.
Bake 40 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF), uncovering for the last 10 min.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 360, Fat 25 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 470 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.791 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 28 g