Piri Piri Chicken & Chorizo Pilaf
A spicy chicken and chorizo pilaf. This one pot wonder will heat up your weeknight dinner with rich Portuguese/ African flavours boosting deep spicy flavours with a hint of lemongrass. This vibrant dish will sure to be a winner.
See hints & tips for spice levels
Serves 4
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 35 mins
Gluten free
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
2 large chicken breasts, cut into small chunks
1 chorizo sausage, diced
2 tbsp peri-peri seasoning - screaming seeds
1 onion , finely chopped
2 garlic cloves , crushed
300g basmati rice
750ml hot chicken stock - san elk
1 large red capsicum, sliced into strips
A handful of parsley , roughly chopped
1 lemon , cut into wedges, to serve
1 red chillies , sliced (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200c/ 180c fan. Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Toss into the pan the diced chorizo & onion and cook on gentle heat for 8-10mins until the onion is soft and the chorizo brown.
Add the chicken with 1 tbsp of the peri-peri seasoning and cook until the chicken is golden.
Add the garlic and remaining peri-peri, and give everything a stir. Tip in the rice and stir to coat for 1 min.
Add the hot stock and the capsicum and give everything a stir. Cover with a lid and place in the oven for 15 mins or until the rice has absorbed the stock.
Stir through the parsley, scatter over the chillies (if you like it spicy) and serve with lemon wedges.
Hints & tips
Chicken - Chicken breast is used in this recipe - thighs will work just as well.
Chorizo - The chorizo adds an extra layer of smokiness to this dish. You can omit the chorizo if you don’t have it on hand. Salami would be a good alternative.
Rice - This recipe uses basmati rice - swap it for any rice you have on hand. Remember to adjust cooking times & stock for other rice such as brown rice or risotto rice which take longer to cook.
Spice level - To make this dish less spicy use 1 tbsp piri piri seasoning and 2 tsp smoked paprika.
Serving suggestion - Great served along side a crisp green salad and sour cream.
Storage - This will keep in the fridge for 3 days. Suitable for freezing.
