This Chicken and Broccoli recipe is ultra-quick and easy to make, and tastes SO delicious!
For those nights when you just need dinner on the table…like that…this easy chicken and broccoli recipe won’t let you down!
It’s been one of my go-to quick and healthy dinner standbys for years and years now. And, since I first posted this recipe on the blog four years ago, thousands of you have now also made and loved it, and reported back that it’s one of your faves too. Understandably! This one is incredibly quick and easy to make, the zesty stir-fry sauce is made with simple ingredients you like keep stocked your pantry, and that classic duo of chicken and broccoli always has a way of hitting the spot. Simple and healthy stir-fry FTW!
That said, as much as I love the classic chicken and broccoli combo, I should note that this recipe’s incredibly versatile if you want to mix things up. For example, feel like subbing in a different protein? Go for it. Have some leftover zucchini or onions or bell peppers or other veggies on hand? By all means, toss ’em in too. Feel like serving it up over quinoa or noodles, or even just some sautéed greens? Use whatever you have! The sky’s the limit for customizing here. But…this base recipe is an excellent one to bookmark as a good place to begin.
So that when life gets busy, yet you still want a healthy homemade dinner you can feel good about, this winner winner of a chicken dinner can be on the table in no time.
Chicken and Broccoli | 1-Minute Video
First, a quick tutorial on how to chop broccoli, in case you need a refresher.
As you can see, there’s not much to it. Just cut up a few chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. Sauté them in a skillet until cooked through. Then add the chopped broccoli and sauté for a few more minutes with the chicken, until it turns bright green and slightly tender (but I like mine to still be very crisp).
Then meanwhile, as the chicken and broccoli are cooking, whisk together a simple stir-fry sauce. As I mentioned above, I’ve kept the ingredients for this one limited to a short list of pantry staples. So (hopefully!) it should be an easy one to whip out, without having to make an extra trip to the store. Just stir it in at the last second and stir for a minute or so, until thickened.
Then this quick and easy dinner will be ready to go! Enjoy, everyone!
Chicken and Broccoli
Ingredients
Stir-Fry Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- salt and pepper
- 1 batch Stir-Fry Sauce (see below)
- 1 bunch broccoli, chopped into small florets, stem discarded
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- toppings: sliced green onions, toasted sesame seeds
Stir-Fry Sauce Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
To Make The Stir-Fry:
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts, and season with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is browned and mostly cooked through.
- While the chicken is cooking, make your sauce. (See below.)
- Once the chicken is browned, add the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil and broccoli, and stir to combine. Continue cooking for an additional 3 minutes, until the broccoli is bright green. Stir in the sauce, and cook for an additional 1 minute until the sauce has thickened. Remove from heat and stir in the sesame oil until combined.
- Serve warm, garnished with green onions and toasted sesame seeds. Or transfer to a sealed container and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
To Make The Sauce:
- Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl until combined.
Notes
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
Just saw this and made it…simple and delicious!!
Thanks, Keila, we’re so glad you enjoyed it!
Amazingly easy and delicious!! Thank you for the great recipe. Had to fight myself to not eat it right away instead of packing it for meal prep. Even my boyfriend kept picking at it to make sure it was “just right” haha. Thank you!!!!!!!
Thank you, we’re glad you and your boyfriend enjoyed it!
I worked late tonight and got home a little after 6:00pm, made this for dinner and we were eating by 6:45! And, drum roll . . . It was delicious! Even my husband loved it and said “keep this recipe”. That is high praise coming from him since I’ve had my share of “fails”. Thank you for the wonderful recipe.
I worked late tonight but got home a little after 6pm, made this and we were eating by 6;45! And, drum roll. . . It was delicious! I threw in some carrots just because I had some in the frig and it was amazing! My husband even said so and to “keep that recipe”! (That’s big because I have made a few “fails” in the past) thanks for sharing. I will be making this again and again!
Yay! We’re so glad to hear you and your husband enjoyed it! :D
Superb!
Thank you, we’re glad you enjoyed it!
Super yummy ! I made it for lunch yesterday and absolutely loved it ! Tasty and delicious , and really easy to make ! Thanks for sharing this recipe Ali :) x
Thanks, Bella, we’re so happy you loved it! :)
I literally found this recipe after I found chicken and broccoli in my freezer and didn’t know what to do with it. This was soooooo good and so easy!! Thank you so much! I’ll definitely make this again.
We’re so glad to hear that, Courtney, thank you!
This chicken and broccoli recipe has been a favorite in my house for awhile. My three teenage boys love it so much that I usually have to quadruple the recipe to have enough for them. Just wondering if I should multiply the cornstarch by 4 as well as all the other sauce ingredients when doing this? Sometimes I find the sauce starts to look a bit congealed and thought maybe there’s too much cornstarch. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing, Cheryl, we’re so glad you and your family love it! Yes, if quadrupling the recipe, we would do that to all of the ingredients, including the cornstarch and other sauce ingredients.
I love this recipe it’s very easy to cook I can cook it very easily and I’m 11 pls more recipe like this
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Me
Awesome, so glad you loved it!
Great recipe! Just made it for dinner and its awesome and even the kiddos like it. thank you for sharing.
Awesome, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!