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Copycat Nando’s PERi-PERi Chicken: Fakeaway Recipe
Nando’s PERi-PERi Chicken
Inspired by Nando’s PERi-PERi Chicken Not the official recipe
- 1 hr 10 min
- Makes 4 quarter chickens
- ~$2.95 per serving~£1.80 per serving
- Save ~$20 vs Nando’s
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A fakeaway of the flame-grilled quarter chicken: a whole bird, flattened and soaked in a blended chilli, lemon and garlic marinade, then roasted hot. You set the heat with the chilli flakes.
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Save ~$20
~$2.95 each at home
- Homemade
- ~$11.80 for 4 (~$2.95 each)
- At Nando’s
- ~$31.96 for 4
That's 63% less.
~£1.80 each at home
- Homemade
- ~£7.20 for 4 (~£1.80 each)
Estimate · prices checked Oct 2026 · vary by location · excl. tax & delivery.
Estimate. Restaurant prices checked Oct 2026. Prices vary by location; tax and delivery fees are not included. Pantry staples (salt, oil…) are not included.
Ingredients
Chicken
PERi-PERi marinade
- Pantry
Pantry staples are not included in the cost estimate.
Ingredient cost
- Homemade
- ~$11.80 for 4 (~$2.95 each)
- At Nando’s
- ~$31.96 for 4
- Homemade
- ~£7.20 for 4 (~£1.80 each)
Method quantities are for the original 4 quarter chickens.
Kitchen gear
- Blender or stick blender
- Sturdy kitchen scissors
- Roasting tray with a rack
- Instant-read thermometer
Method
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Char the bell pepper under a hot broiler or over a gas flame, turning, until blackened all over. Seal it in a bowl for 10 minutes, then peel, seed and roughly chop it.
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Blend the pepper with the chilli flakes, garlic, lemon zest and juice, vinegar, olive oil, smoked paprika, oregano and salt until smooth. Set 1/4 cup aside in the fridge for basting before any of it touches raw chicken.
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Spatchcock the chicken: cut out the backbone with kitchen scissors, flip it, and press down on the breastbone until it lies flat. Cut 2 or 3 slashes to the bone in each leg and thigh.
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Rub the rest of the marinade all over the chicken and under the breast skin. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
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Heat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Roast the chicken skin side up on a rack over a lined tray for 35 to 45 minutes, brushing with the reserved marinade halfway, until the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165°F (74°C).
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Switch to the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes to char the skin in spots, watching closely. Rest for 10 minutes, then cut into 4 quarters: 2 breast and wing, 2 leg and thigh.
Tips for a closer clone
- Taste the marinade before it goes on the chicken; that is the heat you will get, so add flakes now, not later.
- Slashing the legs to the bone lets the marinade in and helps the dark meat cook as fast as the breast.
- On a covered barbecue, cook over indirect medium heat, skin side up, then finish over the coals for the char.
- Serve with spicy rice, garlic bread or chips and an extra bowl of the basting sauce on the side.
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About this dupe
UK and US
Dried chilli flakes keep this recipe the same in both countries. If your supermarket sells fresh red bird’s eye chillies, blend 2 to 4 of them in place of the flakes for a fruitier heat. In the UK, the broiler is the grill.
vs the original
On the menu in the UK, where we checked the chain’s menu page on Oct 14, 2026, and at a smaller number of US restaurants. The restaurant chicken is cooked over a flame grill; an oven finished under the broiler, or a covered barbecue, is the closest home setup.
What it costs: ingredient costs are estimates for the amount used, from supermarket listing prices checked on Oct 14, 2026 (Target.com in the US, Trolley.co.uk for UK supermarkets). Prices vary by store and week.
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Copycat recipe inspired by the restaurant original. Not the official recipe. DupeEats is not affiliated with Nando’s.
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From dupeeats.com/d020 · Copycat recipe, not the official recipe. DupeEats is not affiliated with any restaurant brand.
