One Pan Peri Peri Chicken & Rice

One Pan Peri Peri Chicken & Rice

One Pan Peri Peri Chicken & Rice 


Serves 4 | 539 calories and 28.9g protein per serving 


Get some spice in your life with my One Pan Peri Peri Chicken & Rice, this is the perfect mid week dinner which takes under 30 minutes to make and is packed full of flavour. Lets go: 


Ingredients: 

  • 2 bell peppers 
  • 1 large onion 
  • 1 tbsp garlic 
  • 150g dried long grain rice 
  • 250ml chicken stock 
  • 2 tbsp nando’s peri peri sauce 
  • 2 tbsp cayenne pepper 
  • 3 tbsp peri peri seasoning
  • 1 red chilli  
  • 4 large chicken thighs 

Garnish: (optional) 

  • 2-3 lemon wedges 
  • Handful fresh parsley 
  • Drizzle peri peri sauce 

Method: 

  • Add the chicken, 1 tbsp cayenne pepper and 1 tbsp peri peri seasoning to a bowl season well and mix together then set aside. 
  • Add the chicken to a medium heat pan and cook off until the juices run clear for 7-10 minutes then remove from the pan. 
  • Add the onions, garlic and 1 tsp peri peri seasoning to the pan and cook off until softened. Add the peppers and chilli to the pan along with another 1 tsp peri peri seasoning cook for a further 5-10 minutes until the peppers are soft. 
  • Add the rice to the pan, stock and 1 tbsp peri peri seasoning and 1 tsp cayenne pepper, season well then add the chicken back to the pan and cook on low with lid on for 10-15 minutes until the rice is fully cooked through. 
  • Garnish with fresh parsley, a wedge of lemon add a further drizzle of peri peri sauce if desired. Enjoy!
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