Lemon Chicken With Broccoli

Name: Lemon Chicken With Broccoli
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp All-purpose flour, divided; 1/2 tsp Table salt, divided; 1/4 tsp Black pepper, freshly ground; 2 tsp Olive oil; 12 oz Uncooked, boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1 1/2 cup Fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided; 2 tsp Minced garlic; 2 1/2 cup Uncooked small broccoli florets; 2 tsp Lemon zest, or more to taste; 2 tbsp Chopped fresh parsley; 1 tbsp Fresh lemon juice

Tiffany Britton @cook_3911246

Lemon Chicken With Broccoli

Tiffany Britton @cook_3911246

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Ingredients

4 servings

2 tbspAll-purpose flour, divided
1/2 tspTable salt, divided
1/4 tspBlack pepper, freshly ground
2 tspOlive oil
12 ozUncooked, boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 1/2 cupFat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
2 tspMinced garlic
2 1/2 cupUncooked small broccoli florets
2 tspLemon zest, or more to taste
2 tbspChopped fresh parsley
1 tbspFresh lemon juice

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Steps

1

On a plate, combine 1 1/2 tbsp of flour, 1 tsp each of salt and pepper; add chicken and turn to coat.
2

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, turning as needed, until lightly browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes; remove to a plate.
3

Put 1 cup of broth and garlic in same skillet; bring to a boil over high heat, scraping 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 1/2 cup of broth, 1/2 tbsp of flour, and 1/4 tsp of salt; add to skillet and bring to a simmer over low heat.
5

Cover and cook until broccoli is crisp-tender and sauce is slightly thickened, about 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in chicken and lemon zest; heat through.
6

Remove skillet from heat and stir in parsley and lemon juice; toss to coat.