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Peri Peri Chicken

Portuguese-African style chicken with fiery peri peri sauce — smoky, spicy, and addictively good. Not for the faint of heart.

Medium Lower Air Fry Standard
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📋 Prep: 15 min 🔥 Cook: 20 min ⏱️ Total: 35 min 🍽️ Serves: 4 📊 Medium
Cooking Parameters
15 MIN20 MIN380°F5 MINLOWER AIR FRYPREPCOOKTEMPREST
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What You'll Need
Dish & pan requirements for your Ninja Double Stack XL
Zone 2 • Lower Rack
Air fry basket (included)
Size: Standard
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💡 Air fry basket. Score chicken deeply so the peri peri sauce penetrates. Use a solid pan (not the basket) — this recipe contains liquids.
low-carb keto gluten-free high-protein
🥘 Ingredients
Chicken
  • 4 chicken leg quarters (about 2 lbs)
Peri Peri
  • 4 red bird eye chilies (stems removed)
  • 4 cloves garlic (peeled)
  • 1 red bell pepper (roasted and peeled)
  • 2 lemons (juiced)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp salt (kosher)
📝 Instructions
  1. Blend chilies, garlic, roasted bell pepper, lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, oregano, and salt until smooth. Shared 💡 Wear gloves when handling bird eye chilies!
  2. Score chicken deeply with a sharp knife — 3 slashes per piece. Coat with 3/4 of the peri peri sauce. Marinate 1-24 hours. Shared 💡 Scoring lets the marinade penetrate deep into the meat.
  3. Preheat Ninja on Air Fry at 380°F. Place chicken skin-side down in pan. Shared 💡 Longer marination = more intense flavor.
  4. Cook skin-side down 12 minutes. Flip, cook 8-10 more minutes until internal temp reaches 175°F. Top Oven 💡 Leg quarters need 175°F for tender dark meat.
  5. Baste with remaining peri peri sauce during the last 2 minutes. Top Oven 💡 Final baste adds fresh spicy kick.
  6. Rest 5 minutes before serving. Have cold drinks ready — this brings heat! Shared 💡 The heat builds as you eat — it is a journey.
💡 Ninja Tips

Marinate overnight for deepest flavor. Adjust chili quantity — peri peri should be spicy but not punishing. Wear gloves when handling bird eye chilies.

Scaling: Double: Two batches. Half: 2 leg quarters; halve sauce.

Servings: 1
Scale:
📊 Nutrition (per serving)
Calories420 cal
Protein30g g
Carbohydrates6g g
Total Fat30g g
Dietary Fiber1g g
Sugars3g g
Sodium560mg mg
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