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Grilled chicken breast with steamed broccoli, served with fresh parsley
Lean grilled chicken breast paired with fresh, steamed broccoli florets

Grilled Chicken Breast with Steamed Broccoli

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses Quick Meals Side Dishes
Chicken breast is the leanest cut, with almost no fat, so it tends to dry out. On the grill, sudden high heat is key to searing a crust before internal moisture evaporates. Blanching the broccoli (short boil, then shocking cold) preserves the chlorophyll's bright green colour and vitamins, as well as the crunchy texture.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 50 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 320 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Griddle pan
  • Pot for broccoli
  • Bowl with ice water

Instructions

1 ✓

Slice the chicken breast or pound to even thickness. Season with salt, pepper, brush with oil and lemon juice. Rest for 15 minutes.

Tip: Even thickness is crucial so the thin part doesn't dry out before the thick part is done.
2 ✓

Boil water. Break broccoli into florets. Drop into boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes.

3 ✓

Remove broccoli to a bowl of ice water (shocking), then drain.

Tip: This stops the cooking process so it remains crunchy.
4 ✓

Heat griddle pan until smoking. Cook chicken for 3-4 minutes per side until nice grill marks appear.

5 ✓

Remove meat to rest. Add a little oil, crushed garlic, and the drained broccoli to the pan. Toss for 1-2 minutes to warm through.

Tip: Here we are not cooking, just flavouring and warming.
6 ✓

Serve meat with broccoli, sprinkled with parsley.

Recipe FAQ

The chicken surface turned white, not brown.
The pan wasn't hot enough, or the meat was wet. Water boils at 100°C; the Maillard reaction (browning) starts above 140°C. Pat it dry!
The broccoli turned brown.
Acids in the cooking water (released from cells) break down chlorophyll. Cook without a lid in plenty of water, and cool immediately!

Ingredients

  • 600 g Chicken breast fillets
  • 500 g Broccoli
  • 3 tbsp Olive oil
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 0.5 tsp Black pepper
  • 10 g Fresh parsley