Description
This Creamy Chicken and Broccoli recipe is a comforting and flavorful dish that is perfect for a delicious weeknight dinner. Tender chicken pieces are cooked to perfection and combined with broccoli in a creamy Parmesan sauce that is both satisfying and easy to make.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 1 ½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Broccoli and Sauce:
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Cook Chicken: Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Season chicken with salt and pepper, cook until golden, then set aside.
- Prepare Sauce: In the same skillet, sauté garlic, add chicken broth, then broccoli. Steam until tender. Stir in cream, Parmesan, Dijon, onion powder, and red pepper flakes. Simmer until slightly thickened.
- Combine and Serve: Return chicken to the skillet, simmer until heated through. Serve over rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes.
Notes
- You can use rotisserie chicken to speed up the recipe.
- For a lighter version, substitute half-and-half for heavy cream.
- Add mushrooms or spinach for more vegetables.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 125mg
