One Pot Knockoff Nando’s Spicy Peri Peri Rice

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This one pot knockoff Nando’s spicy peri peri rice is tasty and packs a punch – perfect alongside peri peri chicken, vegan or vegetarian meals, as a side dish with a spicy twist. Peri Peri rice is the perfect side to chicken, fish, lamb, beef, and makes a fabulous spicy rice addition to wraps, salads, casseroles, burritos and more! 

Nandos spicy peri peri rice at home - so easy and delicious!

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I love spicy food.

I know some people aren’t a huge fan of spicy stuff- but for me, I like my food to have a serious punch!

I often joke that food can’t be spicy enough- I love the burn in the back of my throat and the tingly feeling you get when eating really spicy food.

That doesn’t always work with the rest of my family though, so finding foods with a ton of flavor that won’t burn their tastebuds is always a bit tricky.

Until I found my favorite Nando’s Portugese peri peri style sauce in my local grocery store (this post was not in anyway sponsored by or affiliated with Nando’s… I just freaking love them), and decided to whip up some delicious, easy One Pot Knockoff Nando’s Spicy Peri Peri Rice.

peri peri rice- so delicious! spicy and full of flavor.

Of course, Nando’s is famous for their spicy peri peri chicken- and it is SUPER easy to use their sauces for a light and healthy baked one pot peri peri chicken that is full of flavor.

This quick and easy nandos spicy garlic chicken is another punch of flavor and sure to liven up any meal:

This delicious spicy garlic chicken is super simple- just four ingredients and one pan and you have the best, juciest chicken ever!

Peri Peri Rice Serving Suggestions:

If you don’t want a meal that’s entirely spicy, this goes great alongside grilled or baked chicken, fish, pork, or even steak.

You can also mix in more tomatoes if you want to tone down the heat a bit!

I love this spicy portugese peri peri style rice!

To Make This Easy Peri Peri Rice Recipe, You’ll Need:

  • Large pot or dutch oven with a lid (I prefer enameled dutch ovens especially for rice – it cooks evenly, and doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot.)
  • Large spoon
  • Nando’s Peri Peri Sauce
  • Cilantro, to Garnish
  • Diced Cherry Tomatoes, optional
This spicy peri peri rice is so delicious- just like nandos at home!

The best time to eat this rice, hands down, is when you have  bit of a cold. It opens your sinuses right up… trust me!

It’s so easy and delicious, it is one of my favorite side dishes, ever! Especially since you only need to dirty one pan to make a huge batch!

This knockoff nandos spicy rice is so easy and delicious!

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One pot spicy peri peri rice- this is such a delicious flavorful twist on spicy rice!

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5 from 2 votes

One Pot Knockoff Nando’s Spicy Peri Peri Rice

By: Courtney O’Dell
Servings: 6 servings
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 35 minutes
A bowl of cooked spicy orange rice garnished with fresh green parsley, viewed from above.
This one pot knockoff Nando’s spicy peri peri rice is tasty and packs a punch – perfect alongside peri peri chicken, vegan or vegetarian meals, as a side dish with a spicy twist. Peri Peri rice is the perfect side to chicken, fish, lamb, beef, and makes a fabulous addition to wraps, salads, casseroles, burritos and more! 

Ingredients 

  • 1 large onion, diced very finely
  • 1 large bell pepper, any color, diced fine
  • 8 oz can diced tomatoes, drained
  • 2 tbsp nando’s spicy peri peri sauce
  • ยฝ cup long grain white rice
  • 1 cup water

Instructions 

  • In a large, heavy pan, heat oil until shimmery.
  • Add onion and bell pepper, and sautee until soft and lightly browned, about 6 minutes.
  • Add canned tomatoes, peri peri sauce, and rice, and stir well.
  • Let rice toast with vegetables for about 4 minutes, stirring to prevent sticking or burning.
  • Add water and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to low and cover, letting cook until rice is soft and fluffy, about 20 minutes.
  • Stir to fluff and top with fresh chopped cilantro or parsley.

Nutrition

Serving: 223gCalories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 27.4gProtein: 3gFat: 0.3gSodium: 254mgFiber: 2.9gSugar: 5.3g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Portugese
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About Courtney

Courtney loves to share great wine, good food, and loves to explore far flung places- all while masting an everyday elegant and easy style at lifestyle blog Sweet Cโ€™s Designs. Sweet C's devoted to finding the best food and drinks you'll want to make or find, around the world!

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9 Comments

  1. Katherine says:

    5 stars
    Spicy and delicious!

  2. Lucy says:

    The recipe on this page is not for rice, it’s for chicken!?!?

    1. Katherine says:

      The two often go together, I have added the recipe card for the rice you can see it now. Thanks for noting that.

    2. Courtney ODell says:

      Thank for tagging that, Lucy! We recently changed recipe card software and that one must’ve been stuck and was displaying the nandos chicken post instead – got it fixed!

  3. Jenny says:

    I love this dish so much, thank you for sharing it is so easy to follow and make, we now eat it with so many different meals (found you on Pinterest in case you wanted to know)

  4. plasterer bristol says:

    This sounds so good. looks delcious, thanks for posting. Simon