{Recipe: Lemon Chicken with Broccoli}

4 PointsPlus Value (Weight Watchers)

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Serves: 4

An easy weeknight dinner. Great with a side of angel hair pasta, brown rice, or couscous!

Ingredients:

·      2 Tbsp all-purpose flour

·      ½ tsp salt, divided

·      ¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground

·      12 oz uncooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced

·      2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

·      1 ½ cups fat-free, reduced sodium chicken broth, divided

·      2 tsp minced garlic

·      2 ½ cups uncooked broccoli, small florets

·      2 tsp lemon zest, or more to taste

·      2 Tbsp parsley, fresh, chopped

·      1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

What To Do:

1.     On a plate, combine 1 ½ Tbsp flour, ¼ tsp 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 through, about 5 minutes; remove to a plate.

3.     Put 1 cup of broth and garlic in same skillet; bring to 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 ½ cup of broth, ½ Tbsp of flour and ¼ tsp of salt; add to skillet and ring to a simmer over low heat.

5.     Cover and cook until broccoli is crisp-tender and sauce is slightly thickened, about 1 ½ minutes. Stir in chicken and lemon zest; heat through.

6.     Remove skillet from heat and stir in parsley and lemon juice; toss to coat. Yields about 1 cup per serving. 

Enjoy!

love,

sam