Easy Peri Peri Chicken Recipe

piri piri sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade chili sauce

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Homemade chili sauce can control spice levels and ingredients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

fresh parsley

🥗Healthier: cilantro

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Cilantro provides a fresh flavor while dried herbs are more economical.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

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

Prepare the peri-peri sauce by blending together red vinegar, 1/2 cup olive oil, juice of 1 lemon, 1 Anaheim chili, 1 white onion, cilantro, 6 cloves garlic, salt, and black pepper.

Cut the whole raw chicken down the backbone and remove the backbone and breast plate.

Spread the chicken open and marinate it with the peri-peri sauce.

Let the chicken marinate for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Sprinkle paprika on top of the chicken and add more salt if needed.

Place the chicken in the oven and cook, flipping it to prevent burning.

After cooking, let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before cutting it into quarters.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level: