Lime-Cilantro Chicken and Broccoli
A flavorful dish combining tender chicken breasts and roasted broccoli with a zesty lime-cilantro cashew sauce. This healthy meal features a vibrant marinade that doubles as a dipping sauce.
Ingredients
- •1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- •½ cup packed cilantro leaves
- •1 cup unsalted cashews
- •¼ cup avocado oil
- •4 cloves garlic
- •1 tablespoon tamari
- •1 tablespoon coconut aminos
- •1 whole jalapeño pepper
- •2 pieces boneless skinless chicken breasts
- •1 head broccoli
- •2 tablespoons avocado oil
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat the oven to 475°F.
5 min
- 2.
In a food processor, pulse all the marinade/dipping sauce ingredients to a pesto consistency. Reserve half to serve as a dipping sauce.
5 min
- 3.
Place the chicken on a parchment-lined baking sheet and coat it with the remaining marinade. Coat the broccoli with avocado oil, then spread it on the baking sheet with the chicken. Bake for 7 minutes, flip the chicken breasts and broccoli florets, and bake for 7 more minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the broccoli is lightly browned.
14 min
- 4.
Serve immediately with the dipping sauce.
2 min
