20-Minute Pesto Chicken & Broccoli [Keto, Low-carb, Sugar-free, Gluten-Free] - Chef Michael

Fantastic easy to make. Will be meal prepping this again for sure!

Delicious chicken!

it’s fine LOL

Ingredients list told me to use a FULL jar of pesto for 2 servings. I didn't do that, I did 2 tablespoons and it turned out great.

It was great! I added some quinoa. My toddler also loved it!

By the time you have cooked the broccoli the chicken is cold

A flavour bomb! Loved the combination!

Tasty! The sauce turned out really good 👍🏻

Only needed to use one jar of pesto, I put it over protein farfelle pasta it was a hit!

It was flavourful. The recipe called for a lot of Pesto .. I did not put that much in only a little so the taste is not overpowering. I love tomatoes and broccoli so I will definitely be making again.

Not a stand alone dish, needs to go on top of something.

Was delicious 😋

I added white rice, coconut milk, basil leaves, and mushrooms.

Made with turkey breast.

Tried a different recipe similar to this a few months ago and wasn't a fan. Made this last night and it was a hit! The hubby and tots loved it. This will be my go-to pesto and chicken recipe. Served ours over pasta. Next time I'd like to serve it over rice.

Added basmati rice. It's pretty good.

I actually liked it better as reheated leftovers than I did the first night.

Put it on top of Cilantro lime rice! So good!

This was good and super easy! I made some tweaks to fit my family's tastes: served over pasta with only 1 jar of pesto.

Yummy 🤤 I made homemade pesto with basil spinach avocado Parmesan and a any kind of seeds I had I put extra cheese to the dish and made it with healthy natural pasta ( I’m on a diet) 💚💚🫶🏻much love

Only used 1 jar of pesto and was great with pasta.

Loved this. I’m a type 2 diabetic so to reduce the carbs, use wholemeal pasta, cook it, let it go cold and then reheat it (google this diet hack if you’re curious!) I added in some marinara sauce and a bit of cayenne pepper as well as some courgette.

Super easy to make and delicious! I used some extra spices on the chicken for a little more flavor. Could easily be added to pasta or rice

Combine with a fresh basil pesto recipe. Cutting tomatoes in half releases more juice and works well with an added pasta noodle. I added extra pepper for finish.

This was tasty. A little watery at the end but ultimately healthy and delicious.

After reading everyone's notes: - I didn't salt the chicken, as the broth and pesto adds enough - I added pasta - I drained most of the broth before adding the chicken and pasta I'm based in NZ and used around 500g of chicken, 250g tomatoes, 1 head of broccoli and it looks like I'll get around 4-5 meals out of it. Flavour are very simple, might want to add some chilli to make it more exciting but it's an easy dish to make 😊

The flavor is simple and fresh, very easy recipe to put together. Mine ended up a bit on the soupy side though so this is a good recipe to serve over rice or pasta. I didn’t serve mine over anything so next time I would drain any liquid on the pan before adding the pesto.

Make for David

Dunno if maybe went wrong somewhere. Chicken was nice and decided to add sweetcorn. Broccoli was 🤔 not so good, bit soggy for my liking

I don’t like cherry tomatoes so I swapped them with sun dried tomatoes and it was great!!

Really tasty and nutritive

Don’t use as much salt on the chicken because the pesto sauce ends up making too salty.

Made penne to serve to those not keto. Excellent! The whole family enjoys! Next time: add extra tomatoes, make a keto noodle for hubby

too much pesto- need to reduce

If I make this again I’ll add less pesto and add the tomatoes after the broccoli is softened

I’ve added pasta and it was amazing

So yummy! Turned it into a rice bowl with jasmine rice. kids ate it and kind of liked it but didn't finish it. I thought it was delicious, filling, and my body was happy after! Will definitely make again ☺️

Made it as a meal prep for my partner. Added pasta to it since it was not enough by far! Tastes amazing! Very easy to make

amazing, I'll do it again!

Added onion, garlic, and stirred together with cooked shell pasta.

A bit too salty but probably because I used a whole chicken stock cube in 125ml and also added chickpea pasta which had salted water! Added pinenuts. Very nice. Very quick and easy weeknight meal.

My picky husband liked it so that’s a win. I used only a half jar of pesto, added cherry tomatoes and added pasta to it. Pretty good!

There was way too much pesto. I ended up adding pasta and it helped. I also found it to be too salty. I would make again but take into consideration the pesto and salt.

Half pesto, double veg, add pasta.

Added chickpeas and shitake mushrooms because I didn't have cherry tomatoes and wanted more substance within the dish. Turned out amazing!

Delicious! full of flavour! family loved it. Prepared it along with couscous and it was the perfect pair.

Family loved this, even without adding a pasta. The brocoli took longer than 2 mins to steam so factor in extra time. The pesto makes the dish so choose a good one.

Definitely add some pasta to it

Way too much pesto sauce. Try half of what's directed.

Added onions and pasta to make it a bigger meal for 7. Will definitely make it again

Came out good. Took longer to prep than it said. Broccoli takes ten minutes, not two to steam. I served it over whole wheat pasta. Yum.

Should have added noodles. Water didn’t boil out before adding pasta

Very nice. I had it with pasta.

Little salty

Very good! Did get a picture but look and taste amazing, I used all the pesto thst was required for the recipe since I added pasta with it.

Very easy, delicious meal prep. Only used one jar of pesto.

Took me less than 20 minutes to make, added noodles, amazing recipe

Great go-to. Used one jar of pesto, added caramlelized onion, and used homemade turkey meatballs because I needed to use them up.

LOVE this recipe! Super easy, only used 1 jar of pesto (cut the amount in half) and that provided plenty of flavor. Highly recommend!

I absolutely adore the flavor of this meal. I've added some dried tomatoes and I'm sure some additional nuts wouldn't do too bad, also. I left out the stock and souteed the veggies instead of cooking, leaving the brocolli just a little crunchy.

A little salty. Ate it over rice.

Pretty tasty and healthy! Need to dial back the salt

Subbed out the broccoli, added prosciutto. Made way too much but I'm looking forward to leftovers.

tasty dish! i added some baby spinach and only used half the pesto called for cause i only had one can, but it was still delicious. two cans might honestly be too much. we tried adding a little cream too which was good. also went with thighs cause i'm a thigh guy.

Delicious! I am serving over rice :)

Delicious. Add some pine nuts. If you have em. For non keto folks serve over egg noodles.

Yum!!

Add rice or pasta to side

Pretty decent flavor. I didn’t have enough pesto at home, and it still turned out alright :)

Quick, easy, and tasty

Used red pepper instead of cherry tomatoes and they worked great, really tasty

It would be better with fresh pesto but pretty good

perfect, served with jasmine rice as someone suggested!

I had half a jar of marinated artichokes that I wanted to use up and I chop them up and added them in! Delicious!

would add more broccoli net time

I gave this a thumbs up but only because I'd try this again now that I've learned some things.... 1. Too much pesto. It was overpowering and it collects in the broccoli 2. It's not a sauce - it's very thick - so if you want to make pasta or something, mix the pesto into the pasta, then add everything else. 3. If the pan starts to burn when cooking the chicken, it'll make the "sauce" really dark. I don't think it negatively impacted the flavor, but it doesn't look nice 4. Unlike some of the other reviews, I didn't think it was oily

I used olive oil instead of avocado oil. A can of diced tomatoes, drained, in place of the grape tomatoes. And half jar of pesto (4 oz) instead of 6.5 oz. It was still plenty flavorful. We paired it with jasmine rice and salad.

A scrumptious dish with complex flavors 😋. Leftovers tasted even better.

Word to the wise: it’s a little heavy on the oil side, if you’re not used to that. I only used 1.25 lb of chicken and that was more than enough to balance out the amount of vegetables called for. If you want to add 2 lbs of chicken, I recommend adding more vegetables. Also, I used a standard sized bag of steamed microwaved broccoli as a substitute for fresh, and I recommend nuking it about 60-90 seconds less than usual at the start of your prep so when you add it towards the end, it needs just enough cooking left and isn’t too hot. I had a hard time seeing in the directions where to add the pesto-its at the very end when you combine the chicken back into the pan. I appreciate how the recipe called for full use of the standard size of packaged ingredients (cherry tomatoes usually come in 10 oz containers, etc). As someone returning to cooking after some time, it took me 37 minutes to cook after I had assembled all my ingredients and needed cookware. Solid recipe to return to if you are doing a low glycemic index diet.

I made a few alterations; different pesto, didn't have ground black pepper but added yellow pepper. It was delicious!!! Forgot to add cheese

This was a member of the clean plate club! When steaming the veg I added a lif to the pan to keep the moisture in (may have overcooked the veg). I also added green beans and pasta! So yummy!!

I added pasta into it

Made in the oven with chicken thigh meat. Added in feta. Super hearty and delicious!

we loved this! it was so quick - i added kalamata olives and capers to my side and extra feta cheese and parsley on top of each of ours. accidentally dumped pepper into the seasoning mixing bowl but it gave it a nice crust in the searing phase.

We served this with some home made bread which went really well

I added courgettes. It was gorgeously delicious.

just wasn't a fan, it was too blah

Today's lunch. Quick, easy and delicious!

Added pasta, used double cream instead of stock.

Added spinach

Delicious and easy!

Easy and tasty! I added orzo and extra water as a couple other folks suggested. I agree that it could use more seasoning (pepper flakes, lemon juice/zest, maybe some fresh garlic) but it was good for what it was.

Quick and easy! Delicious

Very delicious alternative for Keto that isn’t loaded with cheese or cream.

Delicious! I added a little more stock and cooked the brocolli and tomatoes uncovered until reduced and then added some double cream 👌

Really easy to make a s tasted delicious

I added chili flakes and lemon pepper. Definitely recommend.

Turned out very well! The pesto I used was a bit vinegar-y, so make sure you use a brand you know you like! Other than that, delish! I served with french bread 🍞

Added pasta to ours as we are not doing Keto but great easy quick midweek dinner for after work.

It was good. Husband liked it, but he’s not big AT ALL on anything pesto. Pretty easy to make as well. If you are not watching carbs, noodles would be good with it.

I added onions. I also cooked some pasta and added 2-4oz (not letting the pasta override the dish). It added texture and volume without subtracting flavor. Used an extra half-cup of chicken broth to keep the pasta moist while the flavors blended.

This was very tasty! I used zucchini, yellow squash, and onions in addition to the broccoli and tomatoes. We also put it over rice, because we don't do Keto. All 5 of my kids (a few of which are picky eaters) ate it without complaints! I will definitely make it again!

Made this for the first time today and my husband will not shut up about how good it is. He is not wrong... honestly one of the best meals we've had in a while. I cooked the chicken and vegetables a bit longer than suggested just for ease of mind, came out great.

So easy to make. Good as is. No changes to the recipe.

I added 1 cup of elbow noodles with 2cups of water and simmered until water was gone. Looks delicious

Great flavours! Might make some pasta to go with it for next time. Quick and easy. Will definitely make again.

Sooo good and simple! I don't have tomatoes in my bowl bc texture issues but it's yummy!

For meal prep this was just OK. If I make it again I'll add red chili flakes and lemon juice like someone else suggested. It needed a kick.

Added water and orzo to bulk it out a bit, it was really tasty!

Delicious!

Very fulfilling!! Did not use chicken stock - just water - Wish I listened to someone’s note about adding more tomatoes though - made it with a side of garlic Parmesan pasta - so good!

Threw in some pasta and squash. Amazing, has great flavor.

It was good and easy but I would add more cherry tomatoes next time as well as some lemon and crushed red pepper. Very good though!

This is delicious. I used about half the amount of pesto and steamed the broccoli for a lot longer than the recipe called for (closer to 10 min. I like mushy broccoli). I also left off the tomatoes because I can’t eat them. Very good!