Chicken & Broccoli w/ Honey Lemon sauce

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 256.6
  • Total Fat: 4.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 65.8 mg
  • Sodium: 701.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 26.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.8 g
  • Protein: 30.9 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Chicken & Broccoli w/ Honey Lemon sauce calories by ingredient


Introduction

Light easy summer skillet meal Light easy summer skillet meal
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 2 breast halves, butterflied)
    1 head broccoli, trimmed and cut into bite size florets
    1/3 Cup Lemon juice
    1/4 Cup honey
    2 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    1 teaspoon Kosher salt
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Tips

Butterfly chicken breasts to make this recipe even faster. Serve with a tossed green salad and pearled barley.


Directions

Heat 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place chicken in skillet and cook through, about 6-8 minutes per side. Remove from pan. Add broccoli florets and cook until desired tenderness, about 3-4 minutes for crisp-tender. Remove from skillet. Add honey, lemon juice and remaining extra virgin olive oil to skillet. Cook until thick, about 5-8 minutes. Add broccoli and chicken back to skillet and stir until well coated.

Serving Size: 4oz chicken, 1/4 head of brocolli

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TARAMIMS0416.