Peri Peri Chicken

I fell in love with Nando’s peri peri chicken and wanted to make it at home in the Caribbean where there is no Nando’s. This marinade combines simple ingredients to make a flavourful marinade for chicken that taste similar to Nando’s so you can have it anytime too! I recommend using chicken thighs for this recipe to get the juciest,crispiest chicken rather than chicken breast. I used an oven to bake my chicken but I reccomend using a BBQ pit if you have one readily available. I served mine with rice and beans but you can use any sides that you love, this chicken is so versatile and always delicious. At the end of the recipe there is a recipe card to save to your devices to make it easily at home.

PERI PERI CHICKEN

Servings: 4

Prep time: 15 minutes to make the marinade and overnight to allow chicken to marinate

Cook time: 20 minutes

Total time: 35 minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 head garlic

1 whole onion

2 large red bell peppers

1 lemon

4 tablespoons olive oil

2 teaspoons paprika

2 teaspoons tex-mex seasoning

1 teaspoon cilantro

Pinch of sugar

Salt and Black pepper to taste

Optional: Add 1 or 2 chilli peppers to make it spicier

1 pound boneless and skinless chicken thighs (approximately 4 thighs)

DIRECTIONS

1. Put all your ingredients into a blender except the chicken and combine them to make the marinade.

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2.Add the marinade to a Ziploc bag with the chicken thighs. Allow your chicken to marinate overnight.

3.Remove your chicken thighs from the Ziploc bag and place them on a baking tray, pour the excess marinade from the Ziploc bag over the chicken.

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4.Bake the chicken thighs at 400F for 20 minutes.

5. After the 20 minutes, broil the chicken thighs for 2 minutes until crispy

6. Allow to rest and then serve immediately with your favourite sides

RECIPE CARD