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

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 416kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 3 tbsp olive oil 45 ml
• 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 or vegetable stock 1 L
• 4 large tomatoes cored and quartered
• 1 tbsp tomato paste 15 ml – puree
• 1 whole cinnamon stick
• 2 whole bay leaves laurel
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• Piri-piri sauce to taste
• 1 1/2 cup long-grain rice 375 ml
• 1 tbsp lime juice 15 ml
• salt to taste
• ground pepper to taste

Instructions

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over moderate heat.
• Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper and brown on all sides.
• Add the onion and saute for about 3 minutes.
• Add the remaining vegetables and saute until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add the stock, tomatoes, tomato paste, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, thyme, and piri-piri sauce and bring to a boil.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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