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Lemon chicken with broccoli

2
1
1
SmartPoints® value per serving
Total Time
45 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

Plain flour

1½ tbs

Skinless chicken breast

360 g, fillets, thinly sliced

Olive oil

2 tsp

Chicken stock cube

1 individual, add 1½ cups boiling water

Garlic

1 clove(s), crushed

Broccoli

4 cup(s), (380g)

Lemon zest

2 tsp

Fresh flat-leaf parsley

2 tbs, coarsely chopped

Lemon juice

1 tbs

Instructions

  1. Place 1 tablespoon flour on a plate and season with salt and pepper. Mix well. Add chicken and turn to coat.
  2. Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, turning for 5 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked through. Transfer to a fresh plate.
  3. Put 1 cup chicken stock and garlic in same uncleaned pan; bring to the boil, scrapping up browned bits from bottom of pan with a wooden spoon. Add broccoli, cover and cook 1 minute.
  4. In a small cup, stir together remaining stock, flour and add to pan and bring to a simmer over low heat.
  5. Cover and cook 1½ minutes or until broccoli is tender-crisp and sauce is slightly thickened. Stir in chicken and lemon zest and heat through.
  6. Remove pan from heat and stir in parsley and lemon juice and toss to coat.

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