The other day, I shared with you a recipe for Sweet and Spicy Chicken. You might remember, it was a recipe I created for Sunkist, to help spread their message of reducing sodium by using lemon, and in particular their S'alternative. Well, now I've got myself a ton of beautiful lemons lying around the house, and it's a huge pain to juice them for lemonade (I don't have a fancy juicer, just a hand held thing), so I'll just keep on cooking with them. In keeping with the lemon theme, today, I'm sharing with you a Lemon Broccolini, Chicken and Potato Bowl.
Wow, that title is a mouthful isn't it? Sometimes, I'm just not on my game with naming these things. But, at least it tastes good! That's what counts, right?
When I was little, we lived above my Italian grandmother for a while. One of the things she would make was a potato and broccoli or potato and green beans dish. It was such a simple thing, yet I can't quite create it as an adult. I'm pretty sure she just boiled the potatoes and added the broccoli/beans towards the end of the cooking, then she would drain it all and stir it together with some olive oil, salt and pepper. Maybe she had some garlic in there, not entirely sure. It doesn't sound good, but man, that old fashioned, plain, real Italian cooking, is the stuff that I dream about at night. This is sort of a nod to that. A refined, grown up version, if you will.
If you're looking for a side dish, rather than a meal bowl, just leave off the chicken. It would be a delicious addition to any meal.
Shortcut Tip: Save time by using precooked chicken. Good ideas are leftover grilled chicken, rotisserie chicken or store bought, packaged precooked chicken.
Lemon Broccolini, Chicken and Potato Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 lb fingerling potatoes halve the large ones to ensure even cooking
- 1 lb broccolini trimmed
- 1.5 T olive oil
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 small red onion sliced thinly
- 3 chicken cutlets
- 1 T salt free seasoning
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 garlic clove minced
- Juice of 1 lemon about 2 T
- 2 T extra virgin olive oil
- 1 T thyme fresh
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Toss the potatoes and broccolini with olive oil, salt and pepper. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and roast 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, remove baking sheet from oven, add broccolini to the potatoes and continue to roast another 5-10 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
- While vegetables are roasting season chicken cutlets with salt free seasoning, black pepper and lemon zest. Grill chicken until no longer pink in the center. Slice. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together garlic, lemon juice, oil and thyme.
- Toss roasted vegetables, sliced red onion and chicken together in a large bowl. Drizzle lemon oil mixture over everything. Toss well to coat. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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The Food Hunter says
Great dinner idea
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says
There's nothing quite like real Italian cooking - it's always the best and I was lucky enough to grow up with a lot of Italians who cooked. Great recipe!
Kecia says
Healthy, tasty and all in one big bowl! Great meal!
Erren @ Erren's Kitchen says
Beautiful photos! This looks amazing!
foodyschmoody says
Thanks so much Erren, if only Foodgawker agreed with you, lol
valmg @ From Val's Kitchen says
Yum! It sounds delicious, and it's so colorful!
Patty Haxton Anderson says
I love that you brought in a background story to the recipe. A great side dish as you say as well as this terrific meal in a bowl.
foodyschmoody says
Oh, thank you so much Patty. I always get nervous sharing those stories that are close to my heart. I appreciate your comment.
Michelle says
This loves absolutely delectable. Great job! Wish I had my fork to dig right into that.
foodyschmoody says
Ha, thanks Michelle! So kind.
Nellie says
Sounds great to me, and looks very pretty.........and easy, I like that especially. I love roasted veggies, I have all the ingredients, think this just
might be our din din tonight! thanks for the idea.
Blessings Nellie
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