Chicken with broccoli rabe and white beans

Name: Chicken with broccoli rabe and white beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5 Tbsp All-purpose flour or gluten-free flour; 0.5 tsp Kosher salt; 0.25 tsp Black pepper freshly ground; 12 oz Uncooked skinless boneless chicken breast cut in large chunks; 2 tsp Olive oil extra-virgin; 1 cup(s) Fat-free reduced sodium chicken broth; 1 Tbsp Jarred minced garlic; 0.25 tsp Crushed red pepper flakes; 8 oz Broccoli or broccoli rabe, coarsely chopped (about 6 cups); 15 oz Canned cannellini beans rinsed and drained; 1 tsp Fresh lemon juice or to taste; 0.5 tsp Lemon zest or to taste; 0.125 tsp Table salt or to taste

Points® value

Total Time

30 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

15 min

Serves

Difficulty

Easy

Here’s a rustic, homemade meal where quintessential Tuscan ingredients like crushed red pepper, garlic, lemon juice and lemon zest prove they can elevate humble chicken and canned beans to create a bold-flavored dish. Broccoli rabe, also called rapini, is a long slender vegetable related to the turnip family so its flavor is more similar to a bitter green rather than that of actual broccoli. If broccoli rabe is too bitter for your taste, feel free to use regular broccoli instead. This can serve a light meal but for a heartier dinner serve with some warm bread to soak up the sauce.

Ingredients

All-purpose flour

1½ Tbsp, or gluten-free flour

Kosher salt

½ tsp

Black pepper

¼ tsp, freshly ground

Uncooked skinless boneless chicken breast

12 oz, cut in large chunks

Olive oil

2 tsp, extra-virgin

Fat-free reduced sodium chicken broth

1 cup(s)

Jarred minced garlic

1 Tbsp

Crushed red pepper flakes

¼ tsp

Broccoli

8 oz, or broccoli rabe, coarsely chopped (about 6 cups)

Canned cannellini beans

15 oz, rinsed and drained

Fresh lemon juice

1 tsp, or to taste

Lemon zest

½ tsp, or to taste

Table salt

⅛ tsp, or to taste

Instructions

On a plate, combine, flour, salt and pepper; add chicken and turn to coat.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, turning as needed, until browned and cooked through, about 6 minutes; remove to a plate.
Add broth, garlic and red pepper flakes to same skillet; bring to a boil over high heat, scrapping up browned bits from bottom of pan with a wooden spoon.
Add broccoli or broccoli rabe; cover and cook over medium-high heat until broccoli or broccoli rabe is almost crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.
Stir in beans; cover and cook over medium-high heat until broccoli or broccoli rabe is tender about 2 minutes. Uncover and mash some beans to thicken sauce slightly.
Stir in chicken; cook until heated through and then season to taste with fresh lemon juice, zest and/or salt, if desired. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

Chicken with broccoli rabe and white beans

Ingredients

Instructions

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