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Lemon Chicken and Broccoli.

You can cook Lemon Chicken and Broccoli using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Lemon Chicken and Broccoli

1. You need 2 Tbsp of all-purpose flour.
2. It's 1/2 tsp of salt, divided.
3. It's 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
4. You need 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breast, thinly sliced.
5. It's 2 tsp of olive oil.
6. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of fat-free chicken broth.
7. You need 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
8. You need 2 1/2 cups of broccoli, uncooked, small florets.
9. You need 2 tsp of lemon zest.
10. It's 2 Tbsp of parsley, chopped.
11. It's 1 Tbsp of lemon juice.

Lemon Chicken and Broccoli instructions

1. Combine: 1.5 Tbsp flour, 1/4 tsp salt and pepper. Coat chicken with mixture.
2. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, turning as needed, until lightly browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
3. Saute Garlic in skillet until fragrant..
4. Add 1 cup broth to skillet, bring to boil (scrapping browned chicken pieces off pan) add broccoli. Cover and cook for 1 minute.
5. Mix remaining broth, flour and salt. Add to skillet and simmer over low heat.
6. Cover and cook until broccoli is almost at desired tenderness. Add chicken and lemon zest, heat through.
7. Toss with lemon juice and parsley.