Creamy Skillet Chicken Broccoli

This chicken broccoli recipe is quickly made in a skillet or frying pan under 30 minutes.  An easy no fuss low carb chicken dinner.

 I make this chicken and broccoli dish for the Chief Taster when he is in the need of a chicken comfort dish and I don’t want to spend a long time in the kitchen.   It is simple enough that he could cook it himself too for the next time I am off the island.  Although we both know he is more like to stop off at a chicken take-away restaurant!

Although I have specified bacon in this recipe, I use turkey bacon as the husband does not eat pork.  A few times I have added fresh basil to the recipe too which was well received.   The addition of bacon (in whatever form) makes this almost a version of carbonara sauce without the eggs.

Easy Chicken Recipe

I almost did not share this recipe as it’s such an easy recipe to make but the Chief Taster insisted it was blog worthy based on flavour alone.  I like how the cream cheese melted makes an easy low carb cheese sauce.  You could add other cheese to this chicken broccoli dish but I’ve only added Parmesan.   Perhaps a strong stilton cheese for extra flavour.

I have made many variations of this easy skillet recipe depending upon what vegetables I have in the fridge.  I’ve replaced the broccoli with spinach and sliced zucchini.  I’ve also served this over cooked zucchini noodles too.   Either way this is made, it’s still a tasty, fuss free and easy chicken dish! 

Creamy Skillet Chicken Broccoli

Angela Coleby

An easy chicken and broccoli dish made in under 30 minutes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 2 People

Calories 714 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 2 Chicken Breasts Skinless & Boneless
• 1 Head Broccoli cut into florets
• 4 slices Bacon
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 cloves Garlic chopped
• 8 oz Cream cheese
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
• 2 tablespoons Olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Pepper

Instructions

 

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook for 3-5 minutes on a medium heat.
  
• Cut the chicken into chunks and add to the pan. Stir and cook for 8-10 minutes until the chicken is cooked.
  
• Chop the bacon into pieces and add to the pan, along with the broccoli. Cook for a further 5 minutes.
  
• Add the cream cheese and stir thoroughly until melted. Covering with a lid helps.
  
• Add the Parmesan, salt and pepper, stir through and cook for 2 minutes
• Serve and enjoy!
  

Notes

Serves 2 people

Nutritional Info per serving:  714 Calories, 51g Fat, 47g Protein, 14g Total Carbs, 4g Fibre, 10g Net Carbs

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Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 714kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 47gFat: 51gFiber: 4g

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