The Best Air Fryer Piri Piri Chicken Recipe
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4.3
21 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Marinating Time
4 hrs
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Total Time
4 hrs 30 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
593 kcal
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Course
Main Course
The Best Air Fryer Piri Piri Chicken Recipe
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The Best Air Fryer Piri Piri Chicken Recipe - delicious spicy, tangy piri piri chicken that tastes just like Nandos in the air fryer!
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Ingredients
1 cup piri piri sauce, divided:
- 1 tbsp red chilies diced*
- 8 cloves garlic diced*
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika*
- ½ cup cilantro tightly packed*
- ¼ cup basil tightly packed*
- ½ cup olive oil or avocado oil*
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice*
- Salt to taste*
- *OR 1 bottle Nando's Sauce 9.2 oz (we prefer garlic medium)
For The Chicken:
- 2 lbs chicken we prefer chicken drumsticks, chicken thighs, or chicken wings - but can use chicken breasts too
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp celtic sea salt
- 1 tsp Fresh cracked pepper
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Instructions
- Place all piri piri sauce ingredients in blender and pulverize until smooth and liquid.
- Place drumsticks in a bowl or a plastic bag and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Toss to coat.
- Pour 1/2 cup of homemade piri piri sauce (about 1/2 nandos sauce bottle) over chicken to marinate. Save other half of sauce for basting chicken while it cooks (do not baste chicken with sauce that has touched raw chicken.)
- Marinate chicken in sauce at least 1 hour, covered in plastic wrap and kept in the refrigerator. Marinate for 4 hours for ideal flavor, up to overnight.
- Preheat air fryer at 400 for 5 minutes.
- Place chicken in air fryer basket and cook for 10 minutes on 400. Discard sauce chicken was marinating in, do not use to baste chicken.
- Remove basket and flip chicken drumsticks, baste with piri piri sauce.
- Cook at 400 for another 10 minutes.
- If chicken is not 165 degrees internally, add another 5 minutes of cook-time and baste again.
- Time can vary based on chicken size, so check the temperature with a digital thermometer after cooking to prevent over or under cooking.
- When chicken has reached 160 degrees internally, remove from air fryer and let carryover cook and rest for 10 minutes.
- Serve with additional sauce to dip in, and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
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Serving
1g
Calories
593kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
55g
(110%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
25g
Cholesterol
215mg
(72%)
Sodium
1031mg
(43%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 593 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 593kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 55g | 110% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 25g | 147% |
| Cholesterol | 215mg | 72% |
| Sodium | 1031mg | 43% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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