Peri Peri Chicken

Peri Peri Chicken on a serving platter

Peri Peri Chicken

 

This peri peri chicken recipe smothers chicken in a homemade peri peri sauce then bakes or grills them and serves them with extra sauce. It’s a quick and easy weeknight meal.
 Course: Main Course
 Cuisine: African, American
 Keyword: chicken legs, peri peri, spicy
 Prep Time: 10minutes 
 Cook Time: 40minutes 
 Total Time: 50minutes 
 Calories: 885kcal
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Ingredients

  • 4 chicken leg and thigh quarters separated (you can also use chicken wings or a whole chicken)
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste

FOR THE PERI PERI SAUCE

  •  pound  red chilies  chopped (I’m using 2 medium red bells, 2 Fresno chilies, and 4 African Bird’s Eye peppers. You can use other chilies if needed.)
  •  cloves  garlic chopped
  •  teaspoon  smoked paprika
  • 1/2  cup  chopped cilantro
  • 1/4  cup  chopped basil
  • 1/2  cup  olive oil or vegetable oil
  • Juice from 1 lemon
  • Salt to taste
  • FOR SERVING: Chopped parsley, spicy chili flakes

Instructions:

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