Chicken With Broccoli And Cheese

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 15 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 3 chicken breasts
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• sea salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 284 ml cheddar cheese soup
• 125 ml chicken broth
• 250 ml broccoli florets
• 125 ml swiss cheese, shredded
• 80 -125 ml half-and-half cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle both sides of chicken breasts with sea salt & fresh ground pepper.
• 2 cut chicken into strips or cubes, your preference.
• 3 preheat a large heavy fry pan or electric fry pan to medium high.
• 4 heat oil in pan, lightly brown meat, remove from pan (i use the lid of my electric fry pan, it's deep enough and less dishes too :d ).
• 5 saute minced garlic for approximately 2 minutes.
• 6 add chicken broth to pan (you can substitute milk for a lower fat content) and deglaze chicken bits from bottom of pan.
• 7 add can of cheddar cheese soup and stir well.
• 8 stir in chicken pieces and broccoli florets (if using frozen, thaw broccoli and save until last 5 minutes of simmer time).
• 9 reduce heat, cover pan and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally (remember to add the thawed broccoli after 15 minutes if using frozen).
• 10 uncover pan, increase heat to medium, stir in shredded swiss cheese and cook an additional 5 minutes, reducing sauce. you can also add 80- 125 ml (1/3 to 1/2 cup) of half an half at this point for a creamier sauce).
• 11 serve over noodles or rice.