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Piri-piri chicken with spicy rice
Photo: Lily Banse

Piri-piri chicken with spicy rice

9 ingredients 10 min + 55 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Piri-piri chicken with spicy rice

Use a lime-spiked spicy marinade to coat thighs and drumsticks then roast and serve with paprika rice for a cheap and healthy supper

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

563
Calories
38g
Protein
18g
Fat
61g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • about 4 skin-on chicken thighs and 4 drumsticks- buy a mixed pack
  • 6 tbsp piri-piri marinade (you can buy mild, medium or hot)
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 peppers , any colour, deseeded and finely chopped
  • ½ bunch spring onions , sliced, white and green parts separated
  • 4 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika
  • 250g cooked rice
  • vegetables or salad , to serve (optional)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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