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Oven Baked Peri Peri Chicken
This Oven Baked Peri Peri Chicken is packed with flavour. The chicken is coated in delicious marinade before being oven baked to a crispy juicy perfection. Get your favourite Nando's chicken at home.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Marinating time
1 hr
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 638 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Portuguese , South African
Ingredients
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 lemon (Juice and zest)
- 1 orange (juice only)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoon sweet paprika
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (more if you like it spicy)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2.2 lb Chicken pieces - skin on
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley to serve
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/390ºF.
- Place the minced garlic, lemon juice, orange juice and olive oil into bowl and mix to combine.
- Add the lemon zest, sweet paprika, black pepper, chilli flakes and oregano and mix well.
- Pour the marinate into a plastic bowl or large ziplock bag.
- Add the chicken pieces and leave to marinate for at least an hour but overnight will give you a great flavour.
- Lay the chicken out in a baking dish, sprinkle over the salt and cook in the oven for 45 minutes.
- Carefully baste the chicken with the pan juices and served sprinkled with fresh parsley.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
3pieces
Calories
638kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
61g
(122%)
Fat
41g
(63%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Sodium
1037mg
(43%)
Potassium
53mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
750IU
(15%)
Vitamin C
46.2mg
(51%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
0.7mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 638
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 3pieces | |
| Calories | 638kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 61g | 122% |
| Fat | 41g | 63% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Sodium | 1037mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 53mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 750IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 46.2mg | 51% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.