Homemade Nando’s Chicken Butterfly

Love the butterflied Peri Peri chicken breasts you get at Nando’s? Well, now you can make your own with this fakeaway version of a Nando’s favourite!

📝 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons dried chilli flakes ((or to taste – see Note 1))
• 4 cloves garlic ((crushed or grated))
• Juice of 1 lime
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt ((or to taste))
• Black pepper (to taste)
• 4 chicken breasts ((roughly 150g / 5 1/4oz each))

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Mix together all of the ingredients (except the chicken breasts!) in a large bowl to make the peri peri marinade.
2. 2Using a sharp knife, ‘butterfly’ the chicken breasts by cutting them ALMOST in half horizontally, then opening them up like a book. (See photos above.)
3. 3Place the chicken breasts in the bowl of marinade, turning to coat each piece of chicken with marinade.
4. 4Cover and marinate the chicken for 1 hour in the fridge, if you have the time. Alternatively, just continue with the recipe.
5. 5Heat up a griddle pan (or regular frying pan) over a high heat for 1 minute. Fry the marinated chicken breast in the griddle pan for 4 minutes on each side – or until completely cooked all the way through. (See Note 2.)
6. 6Serve with all your favourite Nando’s sides!