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Piri Piri Chicken Recipe - Give yourself the night off AND impress your family in this crazy quick and easy flavorful dish. They will love it!
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Piri Piri Chicken Recipe

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Course main dish
Cuisine Portuguese
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 4 servings
Calories 170 kcal
Author Madalaine

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 large roasted red pepper quartered
  • 1 medium red onion quartered
  • 8 basil leaves
  • 2 tablespoon paprika
  • juice of 2 lemons
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 sprigs of thyme

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350
  2. Put the chicken and roasted red peppers in a casserole dish
  3. Put all the other ingredients in a blender, except the thyme.  Blend on high until smooth.
  4. Pour this over the chicken and peppers.  Top with the sprigs of thyme.
  5. Bake for 1 hour or until chicken temperature reads 160 degrees.

Recipe Notes

Serve over wild rice, white rice, or cous cous.  A side salad and broccoli go well with this as would a side of ratatouille or braised asparagus with cherry tomatoes and feta cheese.

I'm not big on sweet wines, but they do go very nicely if I've gone heavy on the red pepper flakes.  If you like your Piri Piri on the spicy side try a dry Reisling or if it's not too spicy a Sauvignon Blanc is good with it too.

Nutrition Facts
Piri Piri Chicken Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 170 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 72mg24%
Sodium 765mg33%
Potassium 653mg19%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 25g50%
Vitamin A 2806IU56%
Vitamin C 50mg61%
Calcium 31mg3%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.