Lemon Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli

This easy and delicious Lemon Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli can be made in one pot while making a balanced, healthy meal.

We all need easier, quick dinners when the week gets busy and hectic. My Lemon Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli is a one-pot wonder from start to finish. Instead of using one skillet for the chicken, one pot to blanch the broccoli, and a third pot to cook pasta, you can do it all in one! Or if the weather permits, use the grill to cook the chicken. Who doesn’t like a meal that messes up less dishes? Get a fully balanced meal with little to no cleaning.

Ingredients

• Spaghetti: Use whole grains to increase your fiber intake, or use your favorite gluten-free pasta to make the dish gluten-free!
• Broccoli: Broccoli is high in fiber, vitamin C and other nutrients and has a slightly sweet and bitter taste.
• Chicken: Low in calories but high in protein, chicken is affordable and accessible.
• Sea-salt: Sea salt naturally enhances the flavors of the other ingredients.
• Red Chili Flakes: Adds a little kick and heat to the sauce and chicken on the pasta.
• Olive oil: A heart-healthy oil for cooking and dressing pasta.
• Garlic: Gives the dish a nutty, strong, aromatic taste.
• Lemon: Using the zest and juice creates a strong, lemony sauce for the meal.
• Parmesan cheese: The nutty, salty cheese goes well with the lemon flavor of the pasta.
• pine nuts: Buy them at the store or roast them yourself, pine nuts add a delicious, nutty crunch to the dish.

How to make Lemon Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli

Start your Lemon Chicken and Broccoli Pasta by washing and chopping your broccoli. The stalk is edible too, so feel free to chop it up and add it in too!

Then, in a large saucepan of salted water, cook the spaghetti according to package directions.

For the last few minutes, cook the pasta, add and cook the broccoli, then strain and reserve some pasta water.

Then take your chicken breasts and cook them in a little olive oil over medium-high heat. If you want to keep everything in one pot, you can cook the chicken in the same pot that you cooked the spaghetti and broccoli in. Alternatively, you can grill it.

Season with sea salt and red chili flakes.

And use a microplane to add the garlic cloves.

Then add the spaghetti and broccoli with the chicken, plus some of the reserved pasta water if it’s really dry.

Then peel your lemon before cutting it in half to juice it.

Add the zest and lemon juice to the pasta.

Then add the parmesan cheese and stir until evenly mixed and incorporated.

Serve garnished with toasted pine nuts and fresh basil and enjoy your lemon pasta with chicken and broccoli!

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