FROM THE PRISCY KITCHEN

FROM AFRICA & THE CARIBBEAN

Coconut Jollof Rice

Name: Coconut Jollof Rice
Cuisine: Africa
Ingredients: 1–2 pounds chicken breast, cubed; 1 medium onion; ½ cup vegetable oil; 4 tomatoes; 1 tablespoon garlic powder or garlic salt; 1 tablespoon paprika; 1 tablespoon dried thyme; 2 bay leaves; 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon; 1 can coconut milk or cream; 1 package coconut milk or cream powder; 4 cups rice; Salt and pepper, to taste; 1 pound carrots and green beans

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Coconut Jollof Rice from Imma's free African, Caribbean and Southern recipe ebook, structured for the API and classified under Africa because no recipe-country field is provided.

Ingredients: 14
From the kitchen: Africa

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Preparation

Method

Heat the oil in an oven-safe pot. Sauté the chicken for 3–5 minutes and season with salt and pepper.
Blend the tomatoes and onion. Add them with bay leaves, thyme, garlic, paprika, and bouillon; boil, then cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes, stirring often.
Add coconut milk and coconut powder with about 3 cups water. Simmer for roughly 10 minutes so the flavors combine.
Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then add it with another 3 cups water. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Transfer the covered pot to a 375°F (191°C) oven and bake for 10–15 minutes, until the rice is tender.

Recipe notes

Ingredients retain the source quantities; instructions were normalized and paraphrased for clear structured API data.

The cookbook does not assign a country to this recipe; API country is Africa.

The printed method refers to chicken bones although the ingredient list specifies cubed chicken breast; the structured method follows the ingredient list.

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Nutrition estimate

USDA ingredient data

Partial recipe · included ingredients only

The source does not provide a verified serving count. The summary uses original recipe quantities before any batch multiplier, not per serving. Enter your own serving count in the full label to see per-serving amounts.

Calculated automatically from 5 of 14 ingredients. This is an incomplete subtotal, not the full recipe’s nutrition.

Calories: 3,816 kcal
Fat: 115.9 g
Carbohydrate: 624.7 g
Protein: 59.3 g

Standard USDA sizes assumed for Tomatoes. Exact portions and food assumptions are listed below.

Vegetable Oil assumption: Unspecified cooking oil is estimated as USDA soybean cooking oil. The full measured amount is included; fatty-acid composition can differ with the actual oil type.

Not included: 1–2 pounds chicken breast, cubed, 1 tablespoon garlic powder or garlic salt, Dried Thyme, Bay Leaves, chicken bouillon, 1 can coconut milk or cream, 1 package coconut milk or cream powder, Salt and pepper, to taste, 1 pound carrots and green beans.

1–2 pounds chicken breast, cubed: A quantity range or combined measures needs a confirmed edible weight.
1 tablespoon garlic powder or garlic salt: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
Dried Thyme: No unambiguous USDA portion weight matches this measure.
Bay Leaves: A count without a size or portion unit needs grams.
chicken bouillon: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
1 can coconut milk or cream: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
1 package coconut milk or cream powder: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
Salt and pepper, to taste: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
1 pound carrots and green beans: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.

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Nutrition Facts

Estimated subtotal · included ingredients only

5 of 14 ingredients included. Excluded ingredients are not counted in the amounts or % Daily Values.

Servings in original recipe (optional)

Serving count is unknown. Amounts and % Daily Values below apply to the whole original recipe’s included ingredients.

Amount per original recipe

Calories3,816

Estimated nutrition facts for included ingredients only
Amount per original recipe	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 115.9 g	149%
Saturated Fat 18.7 g	94%
Trans Fat Unavailable	—
Cholesterol 0 mg	0%
Sodium 70.6 mg	3%
Total Carbohydrate 624.7 g	227%
Dietary Fiber 19.8 g	71%
Total Sugars 19.2 g	—
Includes Added Sugars Unavailable	—
Protein 59.3 g	—
Vitamin D 0 µg	0%
Calcium 297.3 mg	23%
Iron 9 mg	50%
Potassium 2,332.7 mg	50%

Nutrient data notes

A nutrient amount is unavailable when any included ingredient lacks that source value.

Trans Fat: USDA data missing for Rice.
Includes Added Sugars: USDA data missing for Onion, Vegetable Oil, Tomatoes, Paprika, Rice.

* Percent Daily Values use FDA reference values for adults and children aged 4 and over, based on a 2,000 calorie diet. They apply to the amount shown above.

— means no % Daily Value is shown. Trans fat and total sugars have no established Daily Value; protein %DV is omitted because protein-quality data is unavailable. Missing nutrient amounts are not treated as zero.

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Ingredients used in this estimate

1–2 pounds chicken breast, cubed
Excluded: A quantity range or combined measures needs a confirmed edible weight.
1 medium onion
110 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 medium (2-1/2" dia) = 110 g.
Onions are estimated using USDA raw onions. Red and other onion varieties can differ. USDA source ↗
½ cup vegetable oil
109 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 cup = 218 g.
Unspecified cooking oil is estimated as USDA soybean cooking oil. The full measured amount is included; fatty-acid composition can differ with the actual oil type. USDA source ↗
4 tomatoes
492 g edible ingredient. Standard size assumed: 4 × USDA medium whole (2-3/5" dia); 1 portion = 123 g.
Estimate uses USDA Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
1 tablespoon garlic powder or garlic salt
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
1 tablespoon paprika
6.8 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 tbsp = 6.8 g.
Estimate uses USDA Spices, paprika. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
1 tablespoon dried thyme
Excluded: No unambiguous USDA portion weight matches this measure.
Estimate uses USDA Spices, thyme, dried. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
2 bay leaves
Excluded: A count without a size or portion unit needs grams.
Estimate uses USDA Spices, bay leaf. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
1 can coconut milk or cream
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
1 package coconut milk or cream powder
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
4 cups rice
740 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 cup = 185 g.
Rice is treated as dry uncooked long-grain white rice. Basmati and other varieties may differ. USDA source ↗
Salt and pepper, to taste
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
1 pound carrots and green beans
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.

Values use ingredient nutrients per 100 g and food-specific USDA portion weights. Cups, tablespoons and teaspoons use US measures. Pinches, handfuls, “to taste” and unspecified package sizes are excluded. Common counted foods use the stated size or a documented standard USDA portion when a count is supplied; these assumptions are identified above. Other unspecified counts remain excluded.

Assumes included ingredients are retained. Cooking losses, drained liquids, discarded oil, alcohol evaporation and changes in water content are not modeled. Missing nutrient values are shown as unavailable, not zero.

Source: USDA FoodData Central. Data retrieved 2026-11-08. These are automatically calculated estimates, not a laboratory analysis.

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