Portuguese Chicken and Chips – 65-Minute Recipe
A hearty take‑out‑style dinner featuring butterflied chicken marinated in a garlicky Portuguese blend, roasted to caramelised perfection, and served with crispy oven‑fried potato wedges and a creamy white dipping sauce.
Recipe by Nicole Maguire· Structured by ReelsMeals
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1 hr 5 min estimated total time for 4 servings.
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Ingredients
- whole chicken
- potatoes
- olive oil
- garlic paste
- spices
- chicken salt
- lemon
- garlic dip
- toum
- white dipping sauce
Instructions
- 1Butterfly the whole chicken by cutting it open and flattening it with a meat mallet.
- 2Mix a garlicky pantry‑marinade by combining olive oil, garlic paste, and spices in a bowl.
- 3Coat the butterflied chicken with the marinade and season with chicken salt.
- 4Place the chicken on a baking sheet and roast in a preheated oven until the edges are caramelised and the skin is crispy, about 45 minutes, or until golden brown.
- 5While the chicken roasts, cut potatoes into wedges, toss with olive oil, and roast in the same oven until golden and crispy.
- 6Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the cooked chicken before serving.
- 7Serve the chicken and chips with a side of toum, garlic dip, and the white creamy dipping sauce.
- 8Enjoy a comforting, take‑out‑style dinner made at home.
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Butterfly the chicken first
Cut the whole chicken open and flatten it with a meat mallet before adding the marinade.
Roast chicken and potatoes together
Place the marinated chicken and seasoned potato wedges on the same baking sheet and roast in the preheated oven.
Add lemon juice at the end
Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the cooked chicken just before serving.
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- How long does it take to make Portuguese Chicken and Chips?
- About 1 hour 5 minutes in total: 20 minutes of prep and 45 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Portuguese Chicken and Chips recipe make?
- This recipe makes 4 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Portuguese Chicken and Chips recipe come from?
- It was shared by Nicole Maguire on instagram.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.