The BEST Peri Peri Chicken & Rice Recipe @StahlKitchens

peri peri sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade chili sauce

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Homemade chili sauce can be lower in sodium and tailored to taste.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while chicken thighs are more affordable than breasts.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Water with seasoning can reduce costs while still adding flavor.

Make peri peri spice by blending herbs and spices with citric acid.

Marinate chicken leg pieces with 2 tbsp peri peri spice and olive oil for 20 minutes.

Prep chopped onion, garlic, green chilies, and bell peppers.

Heat oil in a pan and sear the marinated chicken until colored, then set aside.

In a separate pan, heat oil and butter, then add chopped onions, garlic, and green chilies, cooking slowly until onions are pale.

Add chopped bell peppers and more peri peri spice, sautéing for a couple of minutes.

Stir in canned tomato puree and cook for 2 minutes.

Add washed basmati rice gently, then pour in chicken stock or water to the first knuckle level of your finger.

Place the fried chicken on top, and check for salt.

Cook for about 10 minutes, then let it sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Garnish with chopped parsley.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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