Jamaican Rice and Peas Recipe

I made this for a pot luck cooking competition and it won best of show. I beat out a bunch of ancient Jamaican cooks from the island!! hahahaaa.. this white boy can cook!!! ya mon...

Tasted incredible with minimal effort.

I threw it all in the rice cooker and it was perfect. Made jerk chicken and corn on the cob to eat with it. Yum. Some reviewers want to change the name to rice and beans lol. This is a traditional Caribbean dish and the name rice and peas is cultural, so don’t stress about it. If we want to be precise, let’s start with the hot dog 😁

good dish, next time I make it I'll tailor it by reducing rice by 1/2 of current recipe. since the recipe does not have peas (and instead beans) I'd suggest changing the title to "Jamaican Rice and Beans"

First; in all fairness to this recipe- I am not a fan of kidney beans except in chili. But I keep trying to!! This recipe checks all the right boxes; easy to make, great flavor and some nice but not overwhelming heat! We made a grilled jerk chicken recipe tonight and wanted to have a great side dish and tried this. If you like rice and beans; you will undoubtedly love this! I liked despite not being a fan of kidney beans and need to figure out a way to replicate bean-free. I used a whole jalapeño as no habenaro on hand (and good thing or my husband would have found too hot for him). I also used sweet yellow onion vs green (used all my green onions for the chicken). Thank you! I will try this one again!

I liked this recipe, It turned out great as a side dish along with jerk chicken and a tomato and cucumber salad. The only change I made was to cut the recipe in half, There are only 3 of us and even then I had lots leftover for another day. I didn't have a scotch bonnet pepper so I added some jalapeno pepper instead. I didn't want it to spicy.

I made this to go along with Jerk Fish Tacos I was making and it was perfect. I used a habanero and this dish was very spicy, but it's more like a slow heat that hits you after every bite, but it dissipates fast. Good balance of flavors in this dish to us and one that I will make again (maybe with jalapeno next time for me). Thanks for the recipe!

Really amazing! Went perfectly with my Jamacian curry chicken. This dish was everything I was hoping it would be. I used habanero pepper since that's what I had on hand. will be making this time and time again for sure !

The only change I made was using a jalapeño pepper instead of Scotch Bonnet. Because I didn’t have one on hand. Turned out great. Very tasty and had a nice kick to it. I will definitely make it again.

This was a total fail. There is not enough liquid to cook the rice. The coconut milk does not get absorbed by the rice. On my first try, some of the grains of rice was raw and others were over cooked. I threw it out, went to the store and tried again. This time i cooked the rice with the spices and then added the coconut milk last. Much better outcome

What a great recipe! Really great as-is, there it also a beauty in that it is super versatile to add in whatever veggies, sausage, and/or chicken you may have on hand. The flavor is very good and so easy to adjust to personal taste without losing the base flavors or the foundation of the recipe, ie, cutting back on heat spices, adding a bit more allspice, etc. I will be making this again and again.

Pairs perfectly with the Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken

This is delicious, I chose to add beans and peas together! I can't wait to pair it next to the jamaican jerk chicken meatloaf I made..woowee yummy

Not even kidding, I nailed it.

I've been spoiled most of my life so @ 57 this is my 1st solo attempt at rice and peas, EVER. i just am amazed at the easy to follow Big Bang results.

This was really good and it made sooo much. Next time maybe 1/2 the recipe. I used a jalapeno and it gave it a nice little kick.

Fantastic easy recipe that I couldn’t stop eating. WONDERFUL with jerk chicken or by itself.

Loved this was quick and easily done in one pot! I needed to add a little extra stock to soften the rice but otherwise spot on. Used habanero pepper which brought the heat with the coconut milk calming it

A fave with my family. This is the 3rd time I’ve used the recipe and I’ve only made Jamaican food 3 times and each time my family devours the entire pot.

This is a very tasty version of this dish. I will make it again, although my family found it a little too spicy, so I might omit the pepper next time.