Lemon Chicken with Broccoli
4
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Here's a super weeknight dinner the whole family will love—and it’s ready in just 30 minutes. Thinly slicing the chicken will ensure it cooks quickly and evenly. Covering the pan when the broccoli cooks helps build up steam, bathing the florets in heat and cooking the tops that aren’t in contact with the hot pan. You’ll need 1 small to medium head of broccoli to produce enough florets and 1 lemon to yield enough zest and juice for this entrée. Round out the meal with a side of angel hair pasta, rice, or couscous to soak up the sauce.
Ingredients
All-purpose flour
2 Tbsp
Table salt
0.5 tsp
Black pepper
0.25 tsp
Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast(s)
12 oz
Olive oil
2 tsp
Fat-free reduced sodium chicken broth
1.5 cup(s)
Jarred minced garlic
2 tsp
Broccoli
2.5 cup(s), chopped
Lemon zest
2 tsp
Fresh parsley
2 Tbsp
Fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp
Instructions
1
On a plate, combine 1 1/2 Tbsp flour, 1/4 tsp salt, and pepper; add chicken and turn to coat.
2
In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning, until lightly browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes; transfer the chicken to a plate.
3
Put 1 cup of broth and the garlic in same skillet; bring the mixture to a boil over high heat, scrapping up browned bits from bottom of pan with a wooden spoon. Add the broccoli; cover and cook for 1 minute.
4
In a small cup, stir remaining 1/2 cup broth, 1/2 Tbsp flour, and 1/4 tsp salt; add this mixture to the skillet and bring it to a simmer over low heat.
5
Cover and cook until the broccoli is crisp-tender and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in the chicken and the lemon zest; heat through.
6
Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the parsley and lemon juice; toss to coat.
7
Serving size: 1 cup
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