⏱️ Total Time: ~1 hour (including marination time)
Serves: 4
Level: Easy
🍗 Ingredients for the Chicken
Main:
- 1 whole chicken (spatchcocked or cut into 4 pieces) or use 4 chicken legs/thighs
- 1 bottle Nando’s Full House sauce (or use your favorite peri-peri sauce)
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 1 lemon, for juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Prep:
- Wash chicken thoroughly and pat dry.
- Make deep gashes in the chicken for flavor penetration.
Marinade:
- 1/2 bottle Nando’s Full House sauce
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Optional: 1 tsp smoked paprika or chili flakes for extra heat
- Salt to taste
🧂 Method for the Chicken
- Marinate:
- Combine marinade ingredients and rub all over the chicken, making sure it gets into the gashes.
- Cover and refrigerate for 30 mins – overnight for best flavor.
- Cook:
- Oven: Preheat to 200°C (390°F). Bake chicken on a tray or rack for 35–45 minutes, basting with remaining sauce halfway through.
- Grill: Preheat grill, cook on medium-high heat for 6–8 minutes per side, until nicely charred and fully cooked inside (internal temp 75°C / 165°F).
- Optionally brush with extra Nando’s sauce before serving.
🥔 Crispy Potato Wedges
Ingredients:
- 4 medium potatoes, cut into wedges
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- Salt & pepper, to taste
Method:
- Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F).
- Toss wedges with oil and spices.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes, flipping halfway, until golden and crisp.
🌽 Spiced Corn on the Cob
Ingredients:
- 4 corn cobs, halved
- 2 tbsp butter (melted)
- 1 tsp paprika or peri-peri spice
- Salt, to taste
- Fresh lime or lemon wedges for serving
Method:
- Boil or grill corn until tender (5–10 mins).
- Brush with melted butter mixed with spices.
- Char on grill or under broiler for smoky flavor.
- Squeeze with fresh lime before serving.
🧄 Optional Garlic Dip (like Nando’s style):
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Nando’s sauce or peri-peri sauce (optional)
Mix and chill.
