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Coxinha
Brazil's most iconic street food — teardrop-shaped croquettes with a crispy golden shell encasing a creamy, spiced shredded chicken filling.
⏱ 90 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
★4.8(1,243)
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Brazilian Chicken Recipes
12 recipes using chicken — Feijoada, churrasco, brigadeiros — bold, tropical and communal.
These 12 brazilian chicken recipes are ready in about 73 minutes on average, with 180–522 kcal per serving, and 0% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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How Brazilian cuisine cooks with chicken
Brazilian food is bold and communal, from smoky churrasco to coconut-rich seafood moquecas and the slow-cooked comfort of feijoada. When Brazilian cooks work with chicken, they reach for garlic, lime, coriander, dendê (palm) oil, coconut and malagueta chilli, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, sautéing, frying and boiling.
The world's most-cooked protein — mild, lean and endlessly adaptable to almost any spice profile or cooking method. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, onion, lime, fine sea salt, white rice and cilantro. The dishes here span brazilian classics ready in as little as 32 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Brazilian Coxinha is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 1,280 ratings.
12 Brazilian Chicken Recipes
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Coxinha
Brazil's most beloved street snack — teardrop-shaped croquettes filled with shredded chicken and creamy catupiry cheese, breaded and deep-fried until golden.
⏱ 90 min🔥 180 kcalHard
★4.9(712)
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Brazilian Coxinha
Brazil's tear-drop chicken fritters with cream-cheese shredded chicken filling, breaded and deep-fried until gold.
⏱ 130 min🔥 320 kcalMedium
★4.9(1,280)
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Coxinha (Brazilian Chicken Croquettes)
Teardrop-shaped chicken croquettes with cream cheese filling, coated in golden breadcrumbs — Brazil's favorite snack.
⏱ 90 min🔥 220 kcalHard
★4.8(9,800)
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Bahia Coconut Shrimp Rice Bowl
Bahia Coconut Shrimp Rice Bowl brings brazilian flavor into a practical home recipe with chicken thighs, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a finish of cilantro.
⏱ 37 min🔥 522 kcalHard
★4.4(3,540)
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Rio Sesame Lime Stew
Rio Sesame Lime Stew turns brazilian pantry flavors into a complete stew with chicken legs, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 62 min🔥 422 kcalMedium
★4.5(4,402)
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Sao Paulo Green Herb Salad
Sao Paulo Green Herb Salad turns brazilian pantry flavors into a complete salad with grilled chicken, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 46 min🔥 464 kcalMedium
★4.7(4,464)
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Brazilian Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl
Brazilian Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl brings brazilian flavor to a practical rice bowl built with chicken thighs, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 32 min🔥 385 kcalHard
★4.4(4,260)
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Brazilian Mountain Green Herb Salad
Brazilian Mountain Green Herb Salad brings brazilian flavor to a practical salad built with grilled chicken, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 48 min🔥 469 kcalMedium
★4.7(4,376)
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Frango com Quiabo (Brazilian Chicken and Okra Stew)
Chicken braised with okra until the stew turns naturally thick and silky, a Minas Gerais countryside specialty.
⏱ 65 min🔥 420 kcalMedium
★4.3(21)
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Coxinha (Brazilian Shredded Chicken Croquettes)
Teardrop-shaped fried dough filled with creamy shredded chicken, one of Brazil's most beloved and recognizable street food snacks.
⏱ 85 min🔥 320 kcalHard
★4.6(44)
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Frango Assado (Brazilian Roast Chicken)
A whole chicken marinated in garlic, lime, and paprika, then roasted until the skin turns crisp and golden, a Brazilian Sunday classic.
⏱ 95 min🔥 460 kcalMedium
★4.4(48)
Choosing & preparing chicken
How to choose
Look for plump, pinkish flesh with no grey patches and a clean smell. Thighs stay juicier than breasts and forgive overcooking; bone-in, skin-on pieces deliver the most flavour.
Prep & storage
Pat dry before searing for proper browning, and bring it to room temperature for 15 minutes so it cooks evenly. Marinades with acid or yoghurt tenderise lean breast meat.
When is it done?
Cook to an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F — the juices should run clear and there should be no pink at the bone.
Nutrition
A lean, high-protein choice: a skinless breast delivers roughly 31 g of protein per 100 g with very little saturated fat.
Classic flavour partners: garlic, lemon, thyme, ginger, paprika, yoghurt
Brazilian Chicken Recipes — FAQ
How long do Brazilian chicken recipes take to make?
Most of these 12 Brazilian chicken recipes are ready in around 73 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Brazilian Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl, takes about 32 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 130 minutes.
How many calories are in Brazilian chicken dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 180 to 522 kcal per serving, averaging 380 kcal — Coxinha is the lightest option at 180 kcal.
What is the easiest Brazilian chicken recipe for beginners?
Brazilian Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl is a great place to start — it's rated hard and comes together in about 32 minutes. 0% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with chicken in Brazilian cooking?
In these recipes, chicken is most often paired with garlic, onion, lime, fine sea salt, white rice and cilantro. Brazilian kitchens also lean on garlic, lime, coriander, dendê (palm) oil, coconut and malagueta chilli.
How do I know when chicken is properly cooked?
Cook to an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F — the juices should run clear and there should be no pink at the bone.
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