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Oven Baked Peri Peri Chicken

Updated: Jan 7th 2021 β€’ Published: Dec 9th 2014 β€’ 71 Comments

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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

Close up on the peri peri coating of the Oven Baked Peri Peri Chicken.

“Awesome recipe. Everyone loved the chicken and asked for the recipe. I directed them to your site. Will be making this again”

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  • What is Peri Peri Chicken? And is it Peri Peri or Piri Piri?
  • What cut of chicken is best for homemade peri peri chicken?
  • Is Peri Peri Chicken Spicy?
  • What to serve with Peri Peri Chicken?
  • Oven Baked Peri Peri Chicken
  • Recipe Waffle

What is Peri Peri Chicken? And is it Peri Peri or Piri Piri?

Peri peri chicken is a South African/Portuguese dish, made famous by the Nando’s chain of restaurants.

Both countries are credited with the invention of the dish, but food historians think it was invented by Portuguese settlers in South Africa.

And the name, is it peri peri or piri piri? Piri Piri is the traditional Portuguese spelling whilst Peri Peri is more commonly used in South Africa.

What cut of chicken is best for homemade peri peri chicken?

I bought a mixed selection of chicken pieces, but you could use all drumsticks or the chicken quarters you can buy on the deli counter.

This marinade would also work with skinless or skin on chicken thighs, in fact chicken breasts would work too, but you would need to reduce the cooking time to ensure the chicken didn’t dry out.

More often than not chicken thighs are my cut of choice. They are cheap to buy, easy to eat and always stay nice and juicy!!

red coloured chicken drumsticks and thigh joints in a baking dish

Is Peri Peri Chicken Spicy?

Peri peri chicken can be spicy or mild. The beauty of this recipe is the starting mixture is packed with flavor so you won’t miss the spice. But if you are a chili lover then just up the red pepper flakes or add some cayenne pepper.

Or if you are serving a mixed crowd add some chopped fresh chillies to the table and let people pep up their own meal.

a silver coating pan filled with joints of peri peri chicken

What to serve with Peri Peri Chicken?

I love to serve this peri peri chicken with a big bowl of garlic riceΒ some cooling coleslaw, and some soft flour wraps.

If you are a Peri peri fan then try my Peri Peri Chicken Burger.

Enjoy x

For more oven baked chicken recipes check out:

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  • Garlic Greek Chicken
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  • Baked Chicken with Tomatoes
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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 Time5 mins
Cook Time45 mins
Additional Marinating time1 hr
Total Time50 mins
Course: Main
Cuisine: Portuguese, South African
Servings: 4
Calories: 638kcal
Author: Claire | Sprinkles and Sprouts
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Ingredients

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  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 lemon (Juice and zest)
  • 1 orange (juice only)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (more if you like it spicy)
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 2.2 lb Chicken pieces – skin on
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley to serve

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 200Β°C/390ΒΊF.
  • 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.

Nutrition

Serving: 3pieces | Calories: 638kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 61g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 1037mg | Potassium: 53mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 750IU | Vitamin C: 46.2mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 0.7mg
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Close up on a peri peri marinated drumstick garnished with parsley

Recipe Waffle

I love Peri Peri chicken. The sweet spicy fresh marinade makes the chicken zing.

I, and I suspect a lot of people, first ate it in Nando’s, but this is my own version, it is a bit lighter and fresher tasting, but it has the same lemony chilli kick of the chain restaurant.

For ease on weeknights I oven bake this, but it is delicious on the BBQ as you got extra charring and that flame grilled taste.

This is one of the most popular recipes on Sprinkles and Sprouts and although my photography has improved significantly since I first posted this recipe in 2015, I still love these original photos….they just pop with flavour and yum!


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  1. Carol Borchardt says

    Apr 9th 2018 at 7:08 am

    5 stars
    I’m all over this flavor combination! We don’t have a Nando’s here that I know of but I tried Peri Peri Chicken at a different restaurant and have been itching to recreate it ever since! Love that you used legs and thighs–they’re so budget-friendly!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 18th 2018 at 8:06 am

      They are so much better value than chicken breast aren’t they. And I think so much nicer!
      Hope you love it Carol.

      Reply
  2. Jessica Pinney says

    Apr 9th 2018 at 5:34 am

    5 stars
    Wow! That chicken looks gorgeous! I’ve heard of Peri Peri chicken before but never knew what all it entailed. Thanks for sharing so that I could learn.

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 18th 2018 at 8:06 am

      You are welcome Jessica, I hope you enjoy it πŸ˜€

      Reply
  3. Rachel says

    Apr 9th 2018 at 1:52 am

    5 stars
    I wish I could just pick a piece of this chicken off of my computer screen! It looks sooo good! Serving it with garlic rice sounds even better!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 18th 2018 at 8:06 am

      It is sooo good with the rice! But also perfect the following day for lunch πŸ˜€

      Reply
  4. Anne Lawton says

    Apr 8th 2018 at 11:39 pm

    I have never heard of Peri Peri Chicken, it sounds delicious! I love sweet and spicy together, I can’t wait to try this out!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 18th 2018 at 8:07 am

      I hope you love it Anne πŸ˜€

      Reply
  5. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

    Apr 8th 2018 at 7:32 pm

    5 stars
    Well, we have one of our chicken dinners for the week. It sounds fantastic and like you we prefer chicken thighs, they are so forgiving. We had a piri piri mix one time and I don’t know where it is. I think you added a liquid to it. I can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 18th 2018 at 8:07 am

      I find that chicken thighs are often on special as well! So winner winner chicken dinner!
      I hope you love it as much as we do Marisa πŸ˜€

      Reply
  6. Ben Myhre says

    Apr 7th 2018 at 8:36 pm

    5 stars
    Thighs are BY FAR my favorite cut of meat and this dish looks pretty dang good. In fact, I have a family pack of thighs in my freezer and I might have something to do with them now.

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 18th 2018 at 8:09 am

      They are just so much juicer and packed with flavor aren’t they!
      i hope your family love this πŸ˜€

      Reply
  7. Cindy says

    Apr 7th 2018 at 1:45 am

    5 stars
    I’ve had this in portuguese restaurants for so many years and always wondered how to make it. I think I’ve seen it spelled pirri pirri on menus? going to try making my own this weekend and will let you know, tysm

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 18th 2018 at 10:05 am

      Oh I have never seen it spelt like that, it is so interesting how words and language develop is it!

      Reply
  8. lauren says

    Apr 6th 2018 at 10:41 am

    5 stars
    We eat a ton of chicken, can’t wait to try this! I’ve heard of Peri Peri Chicken before but have never tried it. The marinade sounds sooo flavorful!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 18th 2018 at 10:06 am

      It is wonderful and so packed with flavor!
      I hope you enjoy it πŸ˜€

      Reply
  9. Jenni LeBaron says

    Apr 6th 2018 at 3:02 am

    This Peri-Peri chicken looks wonderful! So many layers of flavor!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 23rd 2018 at 12:21 pm

      It really is such a great dish Jenni, my boys love it and everyone always asks for the recipe πŸ˜€

      Reply
  10. Anna says

    Apr 5th 2018 at 6:16 pm

    5 stars
    I always wondered about which one is correct, peri-peri or piri-piri, so thanks for explaining that! πŸ™‚ And I absolutely adore Nando’s peri-peri sauce, but yours looks and sounds much better!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 23rd 2018 at 12:22 pm

      You are welcome, I love looking into food history πŸ˜‰

      Thank you so much, I love nandos but it is always nice to be able to make it home where you know exactly what has gone into it!

      Reply
  11. Kitty says

    Apr 5th 2018 at 1:28 pm

    I have to try this! I actually wasn’t impressed by Nando’s. I thought the sauces tasted processed. But a scratch recipe I can get behind.

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 13th 2018 at 8:48 pm

      I do hope you enjoy it then Kitty πŸ˜€

      Reply
  12. Joanie says

    Mar 29th 2018 at 10:44 pm

    The flavors in the marinade are fabulous! I usually use boneless skinless chicken breasts and my family loves it. Great recipe!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 18th 2018 at 10:18 am

      Thank you so much for coming back to comment.
      I love that it works with chicken breasts πŸ˜€

      Reply
  13. Deanna says

    Mar 29th 2018 at 10:17 pm

    5 stars
    I am loving the spice mixture that you have in this Peri Peri chicken!!! It looks and sounds amazing!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Mar 30th 2018 at 12:19 pm

      Thank you Deanna, it is a firm favorite in our house πŸ˜€

      Reply
  14. Zeeshan Mohammed says

    Mar 28th 2018 at 10:34 am

    5 stars
    Awesome recipe. Everyone loved the chicken and asked for the recipe. I directed them to your site. Will be makeing this again

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Apr 13th 2018 at 9:05 pm

      Oh thank you so much for coming back to comment! I am so happy to hear your family loved it πŸ˜€

      Reply
  15. Lisa | Garlic & Zest says

    Mar 2nd 2018 at 11:05 pm

    5 stars
    Legs and thighs are always my first choice for chicken — they just seem meatier and more tender. The flavors in your Peri Peri sound mouthwatering and I love that you can make the whole thing in the oven.

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Mar 5th 2018 at 8:13 am

      I agree completely Lisa!
      It is meatier and just seems to stay juicer!
      I love a good oven cooked meal πŸ˜€

      Reply
  16. Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says

    Mar 2nd 2018 at 10:16 pm

    5 stars
    The flavors in that marinade sound amazing. I would definitely try your recommended overnight marinating for the most flavor (and take you up on the suggestion for a kick of cayenne too.) We don’t have a Nando’s here so I had to Google that one. Looks great, and this recipe looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Mar 5th 2018 at 8:15 am

      If you have the time I do think overnight marinating is best for so many dishes. It just gives so much flavour.
      I didn’t realise Nando weren’t a global brand! I’m even happier that I did a copycat recipe now πŸ˜€

      Reply
  17. Denise says

    Mar 2nd 2018 at 10:09 pm

    5 stars
    I never heard of Peri Peri chicken, but it sure looks scrumptious! The flavors sound amazing. I must make this recipe to try!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Mar 5th 2018 at 8:12 am

      Oh I hope you try it soon Denise, it is such a great dish packed with flavour πŸ˜€

      Reply
  18. Tina says

    Mar 2nd 2018 at 8:51 pm

    5 stars
    Saving this and making it this weekend! I love that I have options for spicy levels!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Mar 5th 2018 at 8:23 am

      I hope you enjoy it Tina πŸ˜€

      Reply
  19. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says

    Mar 2nd 2018 at 8:01 pm

    5 stars
    Peri Peri chicken is a big favourite in our house and this looks absolutely delicious! Love the idea of serving it with some garlic rice.

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Mar 5th 2018 at 8:23 am

      Oh I hope you try this soon then πŸ˜€
      the first time I saw the combo with rice I was confused but it just works so well.

      Reply
  20. Patty says

    Mar 2nd 2018 at 6:26 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve never been at Nando’s but I certainly don’t need to, I know I’d prefer your recipe, that chicken looks and sounds so good, love the heat!

    Reply
    • Claire McEwen says

      Mar 5th 2018 at 8:22 am

      Thank you Patty.
      It is packed with flavour and everyone always enjoys the meal πŸ˜€

      Reply
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