Lemon Herb Chicken with Broccoli and White Rice
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Cost
- $13.00
- Nutrition
- 490 cal · 42g protein
- budget
- high-protein
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: plain rice
Lemon Herb Chicken with Broccoli and White Rice is a weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 35 minutes, for around $13 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 9 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain rice works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Garlic bread (10 min)
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 1½ lb Chicken breasts
- 2 heads Fresh broccoli
- 1½ cups White rice
- 2 count Fresh lemon
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp Dried Italian herbs
Steps
- Start rice according to package directions (about 18 minutes).
- While rice cooks, cut broccoli into florets and mince garlic.
- Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and Italian herbs on both sides.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken 6-7 minutes per side until golden and 165°F inside.
- Remove chicken and squeeze fresh lemon juice over it.
- In the same skillet, add broccoli florets and minced garlic with a splash of water. Cover and steam 5-6 minutes until broccoli is tender-crisp.
- Serve chicken and broccoli over white rice with lemon wedges on the side.
- Picky eater tip: serve the chicken and rice plain, with the broccoli and lemon on the side.
- Make ahead: cut the broccoli and mince the garlic up to 2 days ahead and store in the fridge. Cooked rice keeps 3 days.
On the side: Garlic bread (10 min)
1 package frozen garlic bread
- Bake the garlic bread as the package directs, about 10 minutes, until golden.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 42 g
- Carbohydrates
- 48 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
- Sugar
- 2 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 480 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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