Chicken Broccoli Rice Skillet

🧂 Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons butter

  * divided
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts

  * cut into bite size pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 clove garlic

  * minced
• 4 cups broccoli

  * riced
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese

  * grated

Instructions

• 1 Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium high.
• 2 Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add to the hot skillet.
• 3 Cook until it is done throughout and no longer pink in the center, about 5-7
  minutes.
• 4 Transfer the cooked chicken to a bowl, set aside, and return the pan to the
  stove top. Lower the heat to medium.
• 5 Add a drizzle of olive oil to the pan if needed and add garlic. Cook for 30
  seconds, then stir in the broccoli rice.
• 6 Cook the broccoli rice, stirring frequently until tender - about 5 minutes.
  Transfer the broccoli rice to the bowl of chicken and return the pan to the
  stove top.
• 7 Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in the skillet, then whisk in the
  heavy whipping cream and mustard powder.
• 8 Cook until hot and bubbly then slowly stir in the cheddar cheese until it's
  completely melted and smooth.
• 9 Stir back in the chicken and broccoli rice and cook a few more minutes until
  everything is nice and hot.

Nutrition Info