A spicy North African recipe that will take your plain grilled chicken up a notch! Marinated in a spicy, zesty sauce, this Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken is loaded with flavor, gluten-free, paleo, top 8 allergy-free, and perfect for any cookout, bbq, or dinner!
Because grilling chicken is the best and crazy flavor powerhouse recipes are my jam. Peri-Peri is a Northern African flavor (recipe) that combines the heat and spice of chiles (specifically Bird’s Eye), lemon, vinegar, paprika, ginger, cilantro, garlic, onion…just a lot of good stuff! Combined into a marinade for meats, like chicken, and BBQed/grilled to tasty perfection.
Anytime I get to LOAD in paprika, I’m game! This peri-peri mixture contains both smoked paprika and normal “sweet” paprika. That’s where the standout red color comes from and perfect for bringing out those blackened grilling colors. Not a day goes by where I don’t use smoked paprika. In a typical day, I just pour it in and onto whatever I’m having for dinner. You can say I go through A LOT and that’s fine by me 😉
Besides the loads of paprika you’ll be using, there is a great combo of acids from the lemon juice and red wine vinegar. These flavors play so well with the smokiness and chili spice! Since most of us would have a hard time using real Bird’s Eye chiles, this recipe using a combo of chili paste, red pepper flakes, and traditional black pepper. Spices you can get your hands on in a jiffy!
To make peri-peri chicken though, you have to let the chicken breasts marinate in the peri-peri sauce. One hour minimum, but a good 2 to 3 hours before grilling would be ideal. You want the best tasting chicken, don’t you? Of course you do! Waiting is probably the hardest part of this recipe, but of course, that always seems to be the case when it comes of cooking and baking! Thankfully, the “grilled” part of this Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken is quick and easy…just preheat those grills, eh?
Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken
- 4 Large Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Peri-Peri Sauce:
- 2 Large Lemons (Juice & Zest)
- ¼ Cup Red Wine Vinegar
- 3 TB Paprika
- 2 TB Chopped Cilantro
- 1 TB Smoked Paprika
- 1 Whole Shallot (minced)
- 1 Tsp Minced Garlic
- 1 Tsp Chili Paste
- 1 Tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- ½ Tsp Ginger Puree
- ½ Tsp Black Pepper
- In a large bowl, whisk together the peri-peri sauce ingredients.
- Add the chicken breasts to the bowl with the sauce; rub and coat the chicken breasts in the mixture.
- Place the entire bowl in the fridge to allow the chicken to marinate for 1-3 hours.
- Once marinated, preheat your grill and grill the chicken breasts over high heat for 10-12 minutes on each side or until the chicken in throughly cooked through.
Easy, delicious, gluten-free, paleo, allergy-free, healthy, yup! It’s everything you could want in some bangin’ grilled chicken! Chicken is always such a great vehicle for delivering international flavors and introducing new cuisines! With this Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken, all your summer grilling (winter grilling too) will never be the same…trust me!
So tell me:
+ What’s your most-used spice in your spice cabinet?
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I adore peri peri, and I’m with you on the smoked paprika: pour it on!! This would make such an easy weeknight dinner: I’d just plan to marinate the chicken overnight. Perfect!
My smoked paprika taste tolerance is just as high as my cinnamon has grown over the years, so I need more and more to even taste it! Haha!
This looks absolutely insane. Going to try at the weekend – thanks for sharing.
Great! Let me know!
I think the most used spice in my spice drawer is chilli but cinnamon and ginger are close contenders too. I have two children with very fussy food likes and dislikes so mealtimes can be a bit samey here but I reckon y husband and I will love these AND I may even get the kids to try it too!
Wow, well if your kids like chili powder….
This chicken looks amazing! This recipe sounds so good & I love chicken on the grill!
Right? Can’t beat it! Always a great summer dinner!
That looks delicious and sure sounds good and spicy. I had no idea there were two kinds of paprika.
Lol, WOW! Glad you know now!
This looks like it has so much flavor!
It sure does!
This marinade sounds delicious! Probably great on pork too! Thanks for sharing!
Wouldn’t know, but thanks!
This looks so flavorful!!! Especially with the CHILI and Red pepper flakes!! Yum! Printing out now!!
Awesome! Let me know when you make it!
This looks like a super flavorful sauce. I love grilling chicken in the summer and this sounds great.
This is a great one to whip up!
My favourite kind of chicken! Marinated in a fantastic tasty marinade and then grilled. Nice an easy and perfect for me and Lynne after a busy day at work.
A great dose of flavor to end the day 😉
This grilled chicken sounds incredibly good! Since it’s easy, healthy, and low calorie, I tend to eat a LOT of chicken breast, which can get pretty boring. I’m always game for trying new ways to add flavor and this recipe will definitely fit the bill!
You will never find a boring chicken recipe here!
Yum — I LOVE Peri Peri chicken ever since I first had it while living in the U.K. This recipe seems like a great way to spice up a normal summer grilling day.
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Peri-Peri is so good! It will make any summer day more special!
This sounds like such a tasty recipe and I love that it suitable for so many different diets.
Thanks!
Oh my gosh, all of those spices look incredible!! What a flavorful masterpiece.
No lack of flavor here!
Ooh! I’m pinning this to try it in a couple of weeks!
It’s a winner chicken dinner!
There’s a restaurant near me that does peri-peri chicken. I didn’t realize how easy it was to make it. Thanks for sharing this great recipe.
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Well now you can whip it up any time you want!
This looks so good and perfect for this time of year! I love chicken!
Yes! Great for all our summer cookouts!
I’ll have to try this recipe! YUM!
Great! I know you’ll enjoy!