Super easy copycat recipe for making delicious Nando’s macho peas at home! They are completely vegan too 🙂
I first tried Nando’s macho peas a few weeks ago and I was absolutely bowled away. I am not normally a big fan of peas (is anyone really a big fan of peas?!) but they were so so tasty flavoured with parsley, mint and chilli that they were my favourite part of the whole meal.
Being the food obsessive that I am, one teeny bowl was no where near enough to satisfy me, so I set out to recreate the recipe at home as soon as I could.
I used fresh mint and parsley but I’m sure dried would substitute OK if fresh wasn’t available. I also used frozen red chilli (because I never use enough chilli to warrant buying fresh ones, and I hate getting burny fingers chopping it!) and just defrosted the frozen chilli for a second in the butter.
We served ours Nando’s stylee with seasoned fried tofu, sweet potato mash, spicy rice and oodles of Peri Peri sauce! I’m really pleased to be able to get my fix of these from home now, and I hope you like them too,
L x
Homemade Nando’s Macho Peas
Ingredients:
- Peas (a handful per person, I used frozen petit pois)
- Knob of butter (or vegan spread) or a splash of olive oil
- Pinch of finely chopped red chilli (per person)
- Pinch of finely chopped fresh parsley (per person)
- Pinch of finely chopped mint (per person)
- Salt and pepper
Directions:
- Cook the peas in salted water for around 4-5 minutes (according to pack instructions if using frozen). Drain.
- Remove a third of the peas to another bowl and mash them with a fork or potato masher.
- Heat a knob of butter or splash of oil in a pan (enough to just coat your peas) and add the chilli, then the parsley and mint.
- Stir in the whole and mashed peas, season well with salt and pepper and mix well. Add more mint or parsley to taste.
- Heat through and serve.
Hi Laurenne tried your recipe this evening and it was really good. In fact my wife and I both agreed that they were better than Nando’s.
Will definitely be doing them regularly from now on
Thank you very much
Thanks so much for posting this. I am attempting a nando’s style meal tomorrow for my bf and I, as it’s his favourite place to eat!
Delicious Nandos fakeaway every week for us now
Can this be made ahead of time and reheated on a campfire? Or microwave? Thanks
That’d be fine 🙂
Thank you for sharing you recipe, made it tonight and it was absolutely delicious!
Absolutely amazing recipe! Tastes almost exactly the same as Nando’s. Really quick to make and well worth it!
Great recipe… easy to make and so delicious!
Great with dried parsley and some mint sauce; I also do a version with a little fine chopped onion or shallots and finish with a garnish of spring onion. The vinegar in the mint sauce gives an added kick.
I love macho peas and will be making these today, thank you! If I venture to Nando’s these are always my choice of side dish, they can keep the fries, give me PEAS and plenty of them!!