with Broccoli & Garlic Rice

Yield: 2

Chicken cutlets drizzled with a tangy sauce of apricot jam, ponzu sauce, Sriracha, and butter. Aromatic garlic rice, plus tender roasted broccoli for the sides.

Saved the Sriracha until plating. Added it just to my sauce. If spicy isn’t important you can leave it out. The sauce is good without it.
Prep: 5 Cook: 25

• 1clove garlic
• 10oz chicken cutlets
• 1tsp Sriracha
• 8oz broccoli
• ½cup jasmine rice
• 1oz apricot jam
• 2½tsp ponzu sauce
• salt & pepper
• 1TBS cooking oil
• 2TBS butter

Prep:

Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425°F. Wash and dry produce.

Peel and mince or grate garlic. Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces if necessary.

Cook rice:

Heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Stir in rice, ¾ cup water, and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook, covered, until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes.

Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Roast broccoli:

Meanwhile, toss broccoli on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper.

Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 15-20 minutes.

Cook chicken:

While broccoli roasts, pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season all over with salt and pepper.

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken, cook until browned and cooked through, 3- to 5-minutes per side.

Tip: If chicken cutlets are on the thicker side, reduce heat to medium and cover, cook 5- to 7-minutes on second side.

Transfer chicken to a cutting board to rest.

Make sauce:

Add jam, ponzu, Sriracha (or save for plating), and ¼ cup water to same pan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until thickened, 1- to 3-minutes.

Tip: If sauce seems too thick, stir in more water 1 tsp at a time.

Turn off heat and stir in 1 TBS butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Finish & serve:

Fluff rice with a fork, stir in 1 TBS butter. Season with salt and pepper.

Slice chicken crosswise on a diagonal.

Divide chicken, broccoli, and rice between plates. Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.