Nando’s Style Chicken Tray Bake
After a long time and a much-needed break, I am back to posting a recipe!! I am sure all the mums and dads know how challenging this homeschooling and lockdown has been.
We love having our children around but this rush of blood to the head in homeschooling every day is new and surely pulling me out of my comfort zone….. So here I am with an easy weeknight “Nando’s Style Chicken Traybake” dinner recipe for you.
Now who doesn’t like Nando’s? It is one of our favourite eat out and if you can cook it at home once a week with a fairly easy recipe, especially when we can’t get to Nando’s due to this pandemic, then……move over time-consuming boring meals! This tasty traybake is sure to become the new family favourite!
Before I shared the recipe I wanted to suggest a few substitutions in case you aren’t able to get any of the specific ingredients. There are lots of easy switches you can make.
So while honey is used in the original recipe, it can be switched with maple syrup or sugar substitutes or even zero-calorie Salted Caramel syrup – the secret to my glossy, sticky glaze on the chicken when I am counting calories.
Tamari is a brilliant gluten-free equivalent to soy sauce, with a pretty much identical taste and the same culinary properties. You can buy it easily in most supermarkets, or buy in bulk from eBay or Amazon to save money in the long run.
Let’s get started, shall we :).
Now who doesn’t like Nando’s? It is one of our favourite eat out and if you can cook it at home once a week with a fairly easy recipe, especially when we can’t get to Nando’s due to this pandemic, then……move over time-consuming boring meals! This tasty traybake is sure to become the new family favourite!
Before I shared the recipe I wanted to suggest a few substitutions in case you aren’t able to get any of the specific ingredients. There are lots of easy switches you can make.
So while honey is used in the original recipe, it can be switched with maple syrup or sugar substitutes or even zero-calorie Salted Caramel syrup – the secret to my glossy, sticky glaze on the chicken when I am counting calories.
Tamari is a brilliant gluten-free equivalent to soy sauce, with a pretty much identical taste and the same culinary properties. You can buy it easily in most supermarkets, or buy in bulk from eBay or Amazon to save money in the long run.
Let’s get started, shall we :).Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil for frying plus 1 tbsp for baking.
- 1 1/2 cups long grain rice pre-soaked
- 3 Chicken legs with skin
- 1 small onion diced
- 1/2 cup frozen Peas
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1/2 tin of black beans
- 3 cups hot water
Marinade
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 2 tbsp Sriracha
- 2 tbsp Soya sauce
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp White pepper
- 2 tbsp Mustard
- 3 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp dried or 1tbs fresh thyme
- 1 tbsp tomato purée or Passata
Instructions
- Soak the rice in warm water for 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Fry the chicken in little oil on both sides on medium to high heat.
- Mix all the marinade ingredients in a bowl.
- Place the pre-soaked rice frozen corn, Peas, black beans, diced onion and squeezed lemon in a reasonably large oven dish.
- Add half of the marinade to the rice and mix well.
- Add the chicken on top of the rice and brush it with the rest of the marinade after jabbing the chicken with a fork for few times.
- Another sprinkle of pepper on top and a tablespoon of oil.
- Add 3 cups of hot water (or chicken stock) and cover with a lid or foil and slow cook at 180°c for about 50 minutes and uncover for 5-10 minutes.
- Serve with all your homemade Nando’s favourites, Enjoy!
