LEMON CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI

By jdthb

points plus value 4 serving 4

Ingredients

• 2 TBSP all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp table salt divided
• 1/4 tsp black papper freshly ground
• 12 oz uncooked boneless skinless chicken breasts thinly sliced
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups fat free reduced sodium ckicken broth divided
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 2 1/2 cups uncooked broccoli small florets
• 2 tsp lemon zest or more to taste
• 2 TBSP parsley fresh chopped
• 1 TBSP fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

on a plate combine 1 1/2 TBSP flour 1/4 tsp of 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 lightly browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes; remove to a plate
Put 1 cup of broth and garlic in same skillet; bring to a boil over high heat, scrapping up browned bits from bottom of pan with a wooden spoon. Add broccoli, cover and cook 1 minute
In a small cup stir together remaining 1/2 cup of broth, 1/2 TBSP of flour and 1/4 tsp of salt, ass to skillet and bring to a simmer over low heat
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
Remove skillet from heat and stir in parsley and lemon juice; toss to coat
yields about 1 cup per serving