Portuguese Nando’s style chicken

Growing up in South Africa, the introduction of Nando’s peri-peri chicken was a game changer to the fastfood scene! Spicy and customizable according to your heat preference with non-traditional side dishes, the flavour explosion took over the take-out scene.

Naturally, the next step was to try and recreate this at home using the Nando’s range of peri-peri sauces. These sauces are readily available in grocery stores or on Amazon in many countries across the world. You can of course use a different peri-peri sauce to create this dish but using the Nando’s brand will definitely keep this authentic.

Let’s get cooking…

Marinate the chicken with the spices and lemon juice and allow it to sit for 1 hour. Place the chicken skin side down in a large roasting tray. Roast on 170C for 30 minutes then flip over the pieces and roast for a remaining 30 minutes.

While the chicken is roasting, mix together the cream and Nando’s sauce. Once the second 30 minutes are up, pour the sauce mixture over the chicken pieces and place back in the oven for a further 15 minutes.

Remove and serve with coleslaw, spicy potato wedges and garlic bread to mop up the delicious sauce!