Easy Peri Peri Chicken Strips

I’m so happy with my lovely new recipe. It’s  full of flavour, spicy  and so easy. So welcome Easy Peri Peri Chicken Strips which I’ve  served with Egg Fried Rice!

Yum! – I cannot begin to tell you!

The other evening I was craving something tasty with a little spice and chicken is always my go to.

I’m also trying to be really good. But why should being good mean less flavour?

Well trust me it doesn’t!!

Healthy Easy Peri Peri Chicken Strips 

It  fits so perfectly to the ‘healthy style’  recipes I’m writing at the moment and happens to fit perfect and specifically into the Slimming  Style 🙂

Syns are 2.5 for the whole thing (the honey) – so just over 1 Syn per portion?!

Come on, how amazing is that!!

This dish has spicy sweet chicken strips sat on a bed of soft moist egg fried rice.  

So very good! And so very filling!

Top Tips for this Easy Peri Peri Chicken recipe

• I’ve used Chicken Breasts here, but there is nothing to say you couldn’t try thighs if that’s your preference?
• Also if you are trying to cut down some of the carbs, simply serve less rice and maybe add spinach or a tin sweetcorn?
• Watch the chicken as the honey will make it brown super quick, you need the colour for the flavour, make sure you cook the chicken through though!

• I used a blend of Piri Piri spice from Schwartz (also known as Peri Peri) (you don’t have too) but it was something I had in my cupboard
• I used 1 teaspoon as I think it give a little kick without too much heat (kid friendly). However you can easily increase this level if you like a really spicy dish 

So what exactly is Peri Peri?

Peri Peri chicken is a spicy dish with roots in both Africa and Portugal.

The dish was created apparently  in Angola and Mozambique when the Portuguese settlers arrived with chile peppers (known as piri–piri in Swahili).

Lots of people say you should marinate your chicken for at least 4 hours before you grill it but you don’t with my recipe (who has time for that?)

This recipe can be ready in under 45 minutes. It makes it perfect for a mid week meal. 

But it’s special enough for that Saturday ‘takeaway’ also so much cheaper and healthier 

With this one you simply add the seasoning as you add the chicken strips to the pan with the Fry light, garlic & ginger, so simple.

Another idea for this Easy Peri Peri Chicken

I made the full portion even though there was only me.

Once cooled I popped in the fridge and had it for lunch the next day with tomatoes and cucumber!!

Perfect quick lunch

Also maybe you could use the chicken in wraps with lots of lettuce! Wow I’m making my own mouth water… 

I’ll try this soon and post a picture! 

Other tasty Chicken dinners!

If you like this recipe for Peri Peri Chicken Strips I also think you’ll love my Easy Chicken Curry, it’s a real winner.

Again simple to cook and again it fits the Slimming programme

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Thanks

Big Love Clare x

Ingredients

Serves 2 large portions

• Fry Light
• 1 Clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 cm Ginger, peeled and grated
• 1 level Teaspoon Piri Piri seasoning – I use Schwartz (if you like it really spicy you can increase)
• 1 level Tablespoon Honey
• 2 Chicken breasts, cut into large strips (or chicken thighs)
• Salt & Black Pepper
• 200g Basmati Rice, cooked according to instructions
• 100g Frozen Garden Peas
• 2 Eggs, beaten