Lemon Chicken With Broccoli & Red Pepper

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 5 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons liquid honey
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 cups broccoli florets
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips

Recipe

• 1 cut the chicken breasts into chunks.
• 2 for the lemon juice, i squeezed as much juice out of the lemon as i could, and made up the rest with bottled lemon juice.
• 3 in a bowl, combine chicken, 2 tbsp of the lemon juice and garlic, let stand for 15 minutes
• 4 in a separate small bowl, combine broth, cornstarch, honey, lemon rind, and remaining juice. set aside.
• 5 in a large skillet or wok, heat half of oil over medium-high heat and stir-fry chicken for about 4mins or until browned. transfer chicken to bowl. add remaining oil to pan; stir fry broccoli and red pepper for 4 minutes.
• 6 stir reserved chicken broth mixture, pour into pan. bring to boil, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens, about 1 minute reduce heat; cook until vegetables are tender crisp, about 2 to 3 minutes stir in chicken broth until heated through.
• 7 serve over rice or noodles if desired.