Air Fryer Piri Piri Chicken with Corn Salsa
36 Min
Easy
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Piri Piri flavours were made for the Air Fryer in our humble Maggi opinion! We love this recipe using our NEW Maggi Air Fryer Piri Piri Chicken served with a smoky corn salsa. So quick and truckloads of flava flava flava!
Ingredients
4
This dish has been optimized for 4 servings. Quantity and times may need to be varied. Here you can find more information about adjusted portion sizes:
ingredient_quantity
recipe ingredient
1
packet
1
tablespoon
Olive Oil
600
g
skinless, boneless chicken thighs
3
tablespoons
Lime Juice
180
g
Sweetcorn
3
Mediums
Tomato
1
teaspoon
Chipotle Paste
4
large
spring onions, sliced
20
g
fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
160
g
Mixed Leaf Salad
180
g
watermelon, diced
240
g
Basmati or long grain rice (uncooked)
10
g
Pumpkin Seed
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Nutrition Value
Carbohydrate
71.8 g
Energy
600.4 kcal
Fat
19.8 g
Fibre
5 g
Protein
35.9 g
of which: saturates
4.7 g
Sodium
490.3 mg
of which: sugars
10.7 g
Information per serving
Instructions
36 Minutes
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Step1
1 MinHEAT: Preheat the air fryer to 190˚C. -
Step2
5 MinCOAT: Put the chicken into a bowl, add the oil and mix. Add the seasoning and mix again until coated. -
Step3
15 MinCOOK: Place the thigh fillets as flat as possible onto the air fry basket in one layer and cook for 15-18 minutes, turning 2-3 times during cooking for an even, crispy finish. Ensure the chicken is piping hot throughout before serving. -
Step4
5 MinMake the salsa: boil the sweetcorn then char in a dry frying pan until some of the kernels on each side blacken slightly. Allow to cool then cut all the kernels off the sweetcorn using a sharp knife. Tip the sweetcorn into a bowl and mix with the chopped tomatoes, chilli paste, lime juice, olive oil and chopped herbs. -
Step5
10 MinCook the rice according to the pack instructions. Serve the hot chicken with the rice, corn salsa and green salad topped with the watermelon and seeds, if using.
