French Chicken with Beans, Broccoli, and Basil
🌟Main ingredient:Chicken
✨secondary ingredients: beans and broccoli
⏱️Cooking time: 30 minutes
🌶️Spice level: Not spicy
👨👩👦👦Number of diners: Couple
Ingredients
2
chicken
breasts
1
cup
beans
(any
type)
1
cup
broccoli
florets
10-12
fresh
basil
leaves
Salt
to
taste
Pepper
to
taste
2
tablespoons
olive
oil
2
cups
cooked
rice
(side
dish)
Cooking steps
1. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper on both sides.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Add the chicken breasts to the skillet and cook for 6-8 minutes per side, or until cooked through. Remove from heat and set aside.
4. In the same skillet, add another tablespoon of olive oil and heat it up.
5. Add the beans and broccoli to the skillet and sauté for 4-5 minutes, or until tender-crisp.
6. Season the beans and broccoli with salt and pepper to taste.
7. Slice the cooked chicken breasts into thin strips.
8. Arrange the beans, broccoli, and chicken on a serving platter.
9. Garnish with fresh basil leaves.
10. Serve with cooked rice as a side dish.
11. Enjoy your French Chicken with Beans, Broccoli, and Basil!
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