browned chicken thighs in a spicy garlic sauce.

At Ajpal, I add lots of tips in all of my recipes – because I am a home cook without any formal training, and I find I am more confident making dishes when I understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. My goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Easy One Pot Spicy Garlic Chicken Thighs

Nandos is one of those restaurants I HAVE to stop at when traveling (its a fast-casual chicken joint across the globe that has a crazy cult following and known for soaking up long and crazy nights out.)

They have the most delicious peri-peri chicken – a Peruvian specialty that is spicy and full of ginger, shallot, and garlic flavor that you can’t ever get enough of.

I might live far from a Nando’s – but thanks to their recent expansion into grocery stores, I can get my spicy peri-peri fix whenever I want. I’ve been playing a lot with their sauces, and this super-simple one pot spicy garlic chicken thigh recipe is so rich, indulgent, and easy – it’s quickly become one of my all time new favorites!

Tips to make perfect One Pot Nandos Garlic Chicken Thighs:

Pat thighs dry.
- Patting chicken thighs with a paper towel before pan frying helps to take out any residual moisture in the thighs and fry better. Pat them dry before starting the recipe for crispy, crunchy thighs that taste amazing.
Season chicken thighs well.
- Adding salt and pepper to your chicken thighs before frying helps infuse them with flavor and also helps draw out extra moisture to help this chicken fry up beautifully in the pan – fast.
Give them room.
- Chicken thighs need room to crisp up – if they are too close together in the pan, they will release a lot of liquid and you’ll end up boiling your
Crisp your chicken thighs.
- Chicken thighs are incredibly delicious when crunchy and crispy – let them develop a crunchy crust before adding the sauce to the pan for perfect chicken thighs.
Let the sauce thicken.
- When the sauce mixes with butter from the pan frying, it develops a rich, buttery, thick sauce that is heavenly. Let the sauce thicken before plating, about 2-3 minutes.

To Make This One Pot Nandos Garlic Chicken Thighs Recipe You’ll Need:

Frying Pan

Chicken Thighs

Nando’s Peri Peri Sauce

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