Portuguese Chicken Piri Piri

A classic Portuguese dish, popular the world over. The name Portugese Chicken Piri Piri comes from the chiles and traditional spice mixture of Angola, a former Portuguese colony. Serve as a main dish for a happy family. Also, I have cooked this in the oven and on a bbq. OMG!!!!!

Portuguese Chicken Piri-Piri

Piri-Piri is a superb delicate spice rub that transforms so many meats into excellent meals.

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Course: Main Dish, Side Dish, Snacks

Cuisine: Portugese

Keyword: Chicken, Spice, Stock, Vegetables

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 416kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 6 large chicken breast halves
• 1 large onion thinly sliced
• 2 large carrots thin strips
• 2 large parsnips thin strips
• 1 large red bell pepper thin strips
• 1 large green bell pepper thin strips
• 4 cups chicken stock or vegetable
• 4 large tomatoes cored and quartered
• 1 tbsp tomato paste puree
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 2 leaves bay laurel
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 1/2 cup long grain rice
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• Piri-piri sauce to taste
• salt to taste
• ground pepper to taste

Instructions

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over moderate heat.
  3 tbsp olive oil
• Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper and brown on all sides.
  6 large chicken breast, salt, ground pepper
• Add the onion and saute for about 3 minutes.
  1 large onion
• Add the remaining vegetables and saute until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes.
  2 large carrots, 2 large parsnips, 1 large red bell pepper, 1 large green bell pepper
• Add the stock, tomatoes, tomato paste, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, thyme, and piri-piri sauce and bring to a boil.
  4 cups chicken stock, 4 large tomatoes, 1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 stick cinnamon, 2 leaves bay, 1 sprig thyme, Piri-piri sauce
• Ladle about 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) of the cooking liquid into a small pot and set aside.
• Place the rice in the bottom of a large baking dish.
  1 1/2 cup long grain rice
• Transfer the chicken and vegetables to the baking dish and add the liquid from the skillet.
• Bake tightly covered in a preheated 350F (180C) oven until the rice is cooked, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the reserved liquid and add the lime juice and additional piri-piri sauce to taste.
  1 tbsp lime juice
• Serve the chicken and vegetables on top of the rice, and serve the additional sauce separately.

Notes

This is a classic Portuguese dish, popular wherever Portuguese people are to be found. The name comes from the chiles and traditional spice mixture of Angola, a former Portuguese colony

Nutrition

Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 777mg | Potassium: 121mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g