Piri piri chicken

Name: Piri piri chicken
Cuisine: European, Portuguese
Ingredients: 1 tsp paprika,; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1-2 fresh chilies, seeds removed and diced (or 1-2 tsp chilli flakes).; Ingredients; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp cider vinegar; 3 garlic cloves; 3 medium-sized boneless chicken thighs; 2 red peppers, deseeded and sliced; 100g small tomatoes; 1 fennel bulb, cut into quarters through the base; 1 lime (or lemon), cut into quarters

4 steps

This is quite a spicy dish - piri piri means 'pepper pepper' in Swahili - but you can adjust how much flavouring you add, particulariy if you make your own.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:40:49 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories434.2 kcal (22%)

Total Fat31.5 g (45%)

Carbs15.7 g (6%)

Sugars7.5 g (8%)

Protein23.8 g (48%)

Sodium149.2 mg (7%)

Fiber5.2 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

For the Piri piri mix

1 tsppaprika

1 tspdried oregano

1fresh chilies

seeds removed and diced, or 1-2 tsp chilli flakes

2 Tbspolive oil

1 Tbspcider vinegar

3garlic cloves

3boneless chicken thighs

100gtomatoes

cut into quarters through the base

1lime

or lemon, cut into quarters

Instructions

Step 1

To make the marinade, mix together the olive oil, vinegar, garlic and piri piri flavouring. Place the chicken in a large baking dish and pour the marinade over. Leave it at room temperature for 1 hour, or in the fridge for 4 hours.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Add the red peppers, tomatoes, fennel and lime to the chicken and stir them into the marinade with some salt and a generous amount of black pepper.

Step 3

Bake the chicken for 40-50 minutes.

Step 4

Serve it with a small portion of brown rice, lentils or quinoa (2 tbsp maximum per person) and a green salad.