I’m in my final week of this round of the 21 Day Fix and I’m feeling better about it than ever before! I’ve done a much better job at meal prepping and not buckling to everything around me. Now, I’ll be honest and say that this doesn’t mean that I haven’t buckled at all, but it’s been within reason. This Broccoli Lemon Chicken has helped me stay on track!
The 21 Day Fix is going well this time around! I’ve had plenty of challenges to stop me from succeeding too! Do you know how hard it is to find a “clean” meal at a basketball concession stand?! I’m proud to say that I’ve only eaten one walking taco. Other times I held out until it was over and we hit the drive through at a fast food joint where I picked the grilled chicken sandwich and only ate half the bun. I also selected apple slices instead of fries! It was brutal, but I did it! I also had a citizen bring me a plate of cookies at my full-time job! There were 8 on the plate and I only ate 2! Meal prepping has been a lot my success to this round and I’m loving how I feel inside and out!
My Creation
Now, on to this Broccoli Lemon Chicken! I can’t take full credit for it. This is definitely a similar riff on Simply Anchored’s Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta. While I enjoyed this dish, I’ll be honest that the tomatoes didn’t quite jive on my palette, so I got to thinking. What do I love more with chicken than broccoli?! So, I thought I’d combine it and tweak the recipe a bit!
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1-2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2T minced garlic, divided
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup + 2T olive oil
- 1 lemon
- 3 teaspoons parmesan cheese
- pepper
- 1 fist angel hair pasta
- Dice the chicken breasts into small bite-sized pieces
- In a large pan, heat 2T olive oil in a pan, add 1T minced garlic and saute until brown.
- Add the diced chicken, cooking thoroughly through.
- Add the broccoli florets and saute for about 3-4 minutes allowing parts of the broccoli to brown. Then, to the pan add 1/4 cup water and continue cooking with a lid on the pan.
- In another pan, cook the pasta and set aside.
- In a small dish combine the juice of one lemon, 1/3 cup olive oil, and 1 T minced garlic.
- Once the broccoli is cooked, add the cooked pasta to the pan and add the lemon/oil mixture.
- Stir together and season with pepper.
- Finally, sprinkle the pasta with the parmesan cheese.
This recipe has bright flavors with the lemon and broccoli, the parmesan and pepper adds the extra bit! I can’t wait to have the rest for lunch the next few days and continue to experiment with clean recipes for my meals! Give it a try, I think you’ll like it!
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This looks amazing! I have a lemon chicken pasta recipe but this one looks a zillion times better. Printing it out and hope to make it soon! Thanks for another great recipe!
Oh gosh! I hope you like it!!