Chicken Piri Piri tray bake with sweet potato and vegetables

Portuguese-style Chicken inspired by my Portuguese Food Trails.

Chicken Piri Piri tray bake with sweet potato and vegetables

SERVES

4

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

20

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

35

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken drumsticks, skin on

  • 4 chicken thighs, skin on

  • 1 large (or 2 medium) sweet potato, peeled & cut into chunks

  • 1 red onion, peeled & root left on, cut into wedges

  • 1 red pepper, cored, seeds removed and cut into chunks

  • 1 yellow pepper, cored, seeds removed and cut into chunks

  • 1 green pepper, cored, seeds removed and cut into chunks

  • 4 tbsp olive oil

  • 2-3 sprigs fresh rosemary

  • sea salt

  • 6-8 pieces sprouting broccoli, blanched in boiling water for 3-4 minutes

  • For the Piri Piri dressing: 2-3 Roasted Red Peppers, cleaned

  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper

  • 1 tsp Smoked Paprika

  • 2 birds eye chillies (or ½ tsp chilli powder)

  • 1 clove garlic

  • small bunch coriander leaves

  • small bunch fresh basil leaves

  • juice of ½ Lemon

  • 150ml Olive Oil

  • sea salt

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