Stranger Foods

CaribbeanMango chicken, bean & rice bake

Serves 4 | Prep 20 mins | Cook 1 hr 10 mins

Drumsticks are ideal for an all-in-one traybake - the rice, beans and spicy seasoning make it a little like Caribbean jerk chicken.

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Put the spring onions, ginger, garlic, chilli, coriander stalks, thyme, lime zest and juice, allspice and oil in a food processor, then blend to a paste. Pour over the chicken drumsticks and leave to marinate for at least , or preferably up to 1 day.
Heat oven to 180°C/gas 4. Tip the rice and beans into a large roasting tin with deep sides.
Remove the chicken from the marinade and set aside. Mix the stock into the marinade in the bowl and stir well. Pour the stock over the rice and beans, then put the chicken drumsticks and the mango pieces on top. Cover the tray tightly with foil and bake for .
Take the tray out of the oven and remove the foil. Increase the temperature to 220°C/gas 7. Spoon the mango chutney over the drumsticks and return to the oven, uncovered, for , to brown the chicken pieces and allow the rice to absorb all the liquid.
Before serving, fluff up the rice a little with a fork and scatter with the coriander leaves. Serve with lime wedges and extra mango chutney.