Bring Nando’s Home: The Ultimate Peri-Peri Meal Recipe

Create Your Own Homemade Nando’s Feast
Satisfy your cravings with this flavourful feast inspired by Nando’s, featuring a variety of delicious dishes you can easily prepare at home. The centerpiece is a perfectly marinated, juicy Peri-Peri Flatty Chicken, paired with vibrant, savory Spicy Rice that’s ready in just 20 minutes. Add your favourite sides like Peri-Peri fries, creamy coleslaw, or buttery corn on the cob to round out the meal. Perfect for family dinners or impressing guests, this DIY feast brings the taste of Nando’s to your table!

Irene Muller

How to Make Homemade Nando’s Feast

Indulge in the flavours of this Homemade Nando's Feast, featuring a delightful array of dishes.

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Servings: 6

Course: Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Portuguese

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

Nando's Spicy Rice

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small onion diced
• 1 small red pepper diced
• ½ tsp chillie flakes
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 300g long grain rice
• 600ml hot chicken stock
• salt and pepper to taste
• 100g frozen peas

Nando's Chicken Breast

• 2 tbs olive oil
• 2 tsp chilli flakes or to taste
• 4 cloves garlic crushed or grated
• 1 cup homemade Nando's sauce (recipe below)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• black pepper to taste
• 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts

How to Make Your Own Nando's Sauce

• 1-2 handfuls red chillies African Eye peppers or substitute
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 small handful of chopped coriander
• 1 small handful of parsley
• ½ cup olive oil or vegetable oil
• juice from 1 lemon

Peri-Peri Sauce

• 2 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbs salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tbsps dried thyme
• 2 tbsps dried basil
• 2 tbsps oregano
• ¼ small red onion
• 1 large handful of fresh parsley
• 9 cloves garlic
• African Bird's Eye chillies 3 for mild, 10+ for hot
• 1 green chilli
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 red bell pepper
• 2 thin slices of lemon peel
• juice of 6 lemons
• 2 tbsps white wine vinegar
• 100ml vegetable oil
• 250ml cold water

Nando's Homemade Coleslaw Salad and Perinaise Sauce

Perinaise Sauce

• 3 tbsps mayonnaise
• 1-2 tbsps homemade Nando's sauce

Nando's Homemade Coleslaw

• Generous squeeze of Nando's Perinaise sauce
• ¼ white cabbage
• ¼ red cabbage
• 1 spring onion finely sliced
• 2 radishes sliced
• a small handful of fresh coriander or parsley
• juice of ½ lemon
• 1 tbsp heaped, Greek yogurt

Method

 

Nando's Spicy Rice – Method

1. In a large saucepan, sauté the diced onion and red pepper in olive oil over gentle heat for 3 minutes until softened and translucent.
2. Add the chili flakes, turmeric, and smoked paprika, cooking for an additional 2 minutes. If necessary, add a little water to prevent drying.
3. Stir in the rice, hot chicken stock, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover with a lid, and reduce the heat. Cook for 7 minutes until the rice is almost cooked.
4. Add the frozen peas, stir, and cook for another 3-5 minutes until the rice is fully cooked and the peas are heated through.
5. Serve with your favorite homemade Nando's chicken!

Nando's Chicken Breast – Method

1. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Add the chicken breasts, coating them well. Cover and marinate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
2. Heat a griddle or frying pan over high heat for 2 minutes.
3. Cook the chicken breasts for 7-9 minutes on each side, depending on thickness. Ensure they are fully cooked by cutting into the thickest part.
4. Alternatively, bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 25-30 minutes or grill on high for 7-9 minutes on each side until cooked through.

How to Make Your Own Nando's Sauce – Method

1. Blitz all ingredients in a food processor until well combined but not too smooth.
2. Bottle in sterilized bottles while hot and refrigerate.

Peri-Peri Sauce – Method

1. Blend all ingredients except the vegetable oil in a food processor.
2. Gradually add the vegetable oil to the blended mixture.
3. Store in airtight bottles or containers in the refrigerator.

Nando's Homemade Coleslaw Salad and Perinaise Sauce – Method

Perinaise Sauce

1. In a small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise with 1-2 tablespoons of homemade Nando's sauce.

Nando's Homemade Coleslaw – Method

1. Mix all ingredients and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

How to Make Hitchcock / Flatty Chicken – Method

1. Using kitchen scissors, cut along one side of the backbone from the tail to the neck, and repeat on the other side. Discard the backbone.
2. Lay the chicken flat with the opened side down and press firmly on the chest to flatten.
3. Rinse and dry the carcass.
4. Rub the chicken on both sides with Nando's sauce, including under the skin. Marinate in the fridge for 24 hours.
5. Barbecue over medium coals, turning and basting with Nando's sauce, for about 30-34 minutes.

Enjoy your homemade Nando's feast! 🍗🍚🥗