Broccoli Lemon Chicken with Cashews

A superhealthy meal for two - full of vitamin C. You could use ordinary broccoli instead of tender stem.


Sara Buenfeld

Easy

15 prep (mins)

10 cook (mins)

372 calories

2 servings


Ingredients

1 tbsp groundnut oil or sunflower oil, 340g chicken breast fillets, 2 garlic cloves, 1 pack stem broccoli, 200ml chicken stock, 1 heaped tsp cornflour, 1 tbsp clear honey, zest of half a lemon, juice of a whole lemon, a large handful of roasted cashews


Instructions

Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add the chicken and fry for 3-4 minutes until golden. Remove from the pan and add the garlic and broccoli. Stir fry for a minute or so then cover and cook for 2 minutes more, until almost tender. Mix the stock, cornflour and honey or sugar well, then pour into the pan and stir until thickened. Tip the chicken back into the pan and let it heat through, then add the lemon zest and juice, and cashew nuts. Stir, then serve straight away with basmati rice or noodles.