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Oven Baked Peri Peri Chicken

Claire | Sprinkle and Sprouts
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.
4.40 from 107 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Additional Marinating time 1 hour
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Portuguese, South African
Servings 4
Calories 638 kcal

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

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

Nutrition is per serving

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