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
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 0 About 2-4 servings 1x
Description
This quick Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry recipe is full of zesty flavors, it’s easy to customize, and it can be ready to go in a snap!
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
I slightly tweaked the sauce recipe in 2017, to add just a bit more to the recipe. But it should still taste the same! :)
Just a word about the gluten-free part of this. There is still some debate as to whether soy sauce can be considered gluten free. While most agree that the fermentation process breaks gluten down into proteins that are digestible for those with gluten sensitivities, if you are celiac, you might want to substitute a soy sauce that is specifically gluten free.
That said… This dish was amazing!
This was delicious and gluten free. The sauce was amazing. Better than Chinese take out. It took me way longer than 12 minutes but I’m sure I could do it faster next time. I might steal your “institutes” idea for my church too. Thanks so much.
Thanks Jared, I’m so glad to hear that!
Love this recipe! I have made it several times now. Though, I think the only way it would take me 12 minutes to make it is if the sauce was pre-made, the chicken was pre-cut, and the broccoli was prec-cut, lol.
I made your chicken and broccoli recipe last night, I made a lot of it. My family loved it and none was left. They loved it so much, they begged me to make it again today for lunch. Very, very delicious and healthy. Thank you.
I tried this last night , I did more of the sauce than what is indicated because I knew my family would love it! They sure did, I love how simple yet tasty this turned out to be. Haa haa this gives Chinese take a run for their money
This was great! Super quick and tasty. I also like that there is not a ton of soy sauce since I have to watch my sodium. The whole family loved it even my crazy picky 6 year old! I think it would be great with string bean as an alternative as well. Maybe even flank steak thinly sliced. Thanks for sharing!
Great recipe! I’ve tried to do stir fry broccoli and chicken before, but the veggies were either undercooked or too crunchy, and the chicken rubbery or raw. Made your recipe using chicken thighs and threw in a bit of siracha at the end to give it a bit more “umph.” A definite winner – and thanks for the step by step instructions, I will use them again for improvisational guidance. Yummy!
I am so in love with this blog! Between the spinach lasagna recipe and the chicken broccoli, I am so excited to plan some dinners this week. I have three young kids, five animals and a husband who works late so the recipes that are quick and healthy are a Godsend!! Thank God I found you.
Thanks so much for this recipe! I love the combination of chicken and broccoli so I’m very excited to try this!
This recipe was AWESOME! It’s pretty rare to follow a recipe exactly and not have to add “something else” to make it better. This tastes exactly like take-out.
Soo good! Keep ’em coming!