Easy Chicken and Broccoli is made in one pan and ready to eat in 20 minutes or less! You will love the mouthwatering sauce full of sesame, garlic, and honey!
Chicken and Broccoli:
This Chinese style chicken with broccoli has become a new lunch and dinner obsession at my house! I always have the ingredients to make the sauce on hand, and of course, we're always looking for fun new ways to use up chicken. This is great for a quick weeknight one-pan dinner, or it can be made ahead for meal prep for the week. It is great by itself with white, brown, or even cauliflower rice! If you love pasta, this stir fry style dish is also great with a side of Easy Lo Mein noodles!
How To Make Chicken and Broccoli:
- To start, you will need 1.5 pounds of chicken breasts, then you will cut them up into half inch cubes.
- Take a couple heads of broccoli and chop into florets, discarding any big stems. You will need 2 cups of broccoli in total.
- You will heat some sesame oil along with olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and sear the chicken for about 5 minutes. Then, add the broccoli and cook for about 3 more minutes until the broccoli is bright green and crisp-tender.
- While your chicken and broccoli are cooking, you will whisk together all of your sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken mixture and simmer over low heat for just about 3 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
Is Chinese Chicken and Broccoli Healthy?
While I am not a nutritionist, this dish is considered healthy to my family and I. It is full of lean chicken, and vibrant healthy broccoli. The sauce contains honey, however, it isn't much per serving. This dish is a great low-calorie option in general. In my opinion it makes a really nice light lunch too that won't leave you feeling weighed down!
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Honey Sesame Chicken and Broccoli
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil, Divided
- 1.5 Pounds Chicken Breasts, Cut into ½ inch cubes
- 2 Cups Chopped Broccoli
- Salt & Pepper, To Taste
- ⅓ Cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Honey
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha, Optional, See Note
- ¼ Cup Cold Water
- 2 teaspoons Corn Starch
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with the olive oil and HALF of the sesame oil.
- Add the chicken cubes and salt and pepper to taste. Sear the chicken, stirring and moving around for 5 minutes until chicken is light golden in color.
- Add the broccoli to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally for about 3 minutes until the broccoli is bright green.
- While the broccoli is cooking, whisk together the remaining sesame oil, soy sauce, honey, sriracha, water, and corn starch in a small bowl.
- Reduce the stove heat to medium-low and pour the sauce over the chicken and broccoli. Simmer for 3 minutes, until sauce has thickened.
- Serve immediately with rice, or cauliflower rice.
Notes
Nutrition
Simple and delicious!
I, too, loved the recipe. Just a quick question. Under the intro, it states that you will love the mouthwatering sauce full of sesame, garlic and honey. I don’t see garlic listed in the recipe. Should we add garlic, and if so, how much?
I noticed that too, Helen. I added garlic to the chicken when the broccoli was added. I added to my taste (a clove or two). I also notice that there are sesame seeds on the final product in the photo. I have a jar of toasted sesame that I sprinkled at the end. I think it could probably be added when she chicken is stir frying at the first part of the recipe to toast them a bit in the oil.
I added water chestnuts and cashews to give it extra Asian flare! Thank you Nicole for your website. EVERY recipe I have tried, we love and are a staple in our home dinners. I love how you also give extra tips on the meal. VERY HELPFUL!
This food made my teen do a happy dance!
Yum, this is delicious. We love making homemade Chinese food.
What a fab looking dish of food. The perfect pairing with yummy sticky rice for sure xx
This looks delicious and also straight forward to make! Only using one pan in also a definite plus for me as I hate having to wash every pan in the house after making dinner!
I'm a big fan of broccoli and I make this dish with tofu and with root vegetables. It's a quick and easy tasty dish and kids love it too.
I love anything with broccoli! This looks like a perfect family meal.
This sounds so good. I am not usually a fan of honey cooked with chicken but I think with the Sriracha it would add the kick I am always missing
This looks like a great thing to make for a lunch for work! I will have to try it for my husband!
This looks delicious! I've begun adding honey to more dishes and this looks great to try! I can likely sub the chicken for a tofu
This looks really good. My favorite combination- rice and broccoli. Also easy to follow the steps!
So easy and looks delicious! Chicken and broccoli are two of the few things that my entire family agrees on.
We make someting similar but I want to make ours more honey! This sounds delish!