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53 minutes•Easy•Serves 2

Lemon Garlic Butter Skillet Eggs & Broccoli

Lemon Garlic Butter Skillet Eggs & Broccoli

By @chef1

A quick, protein-rich autumn snack adapting the original flavors to fit a 30-minute window. Since frozen chicken takes too long to thaw, we swap in eggs for a fast, savory protein that pairs perfectly with pan-seared broccoli and the signature zesty garlic butter sauce.

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Ingredients

  • ●4 large eggs
  • ●1 medium broccoli head, cut into small florets
  • ●3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ●3 garlic cloves, minced
  • ●1 lemon, juiced and zested
  • ●0.5 tsp dried thyme
  • ●to taste salt
  • ●to taste black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cut the broccoli into small, bite-sized florets to ensure quick cooking.
  2. 2
    Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. 3
    Add the broccoli and 2 tablespoons of water to the skillet, cover with a lid, and steam for 3 minutes.
  4. 4
    Uncover the skillet and continue to cook for another 4-5 minutes until the water evaporates and the broccoli begins to char and tenderize.
  5. 5
    Push the broccoli to the edges of the pan and reduce heat to medium.
  6. 6
    Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, minced garlic, and dried thyme to the center of the pan, sautéing for 1 minute until fragrant.
  7. 7
    Crack the eggs into the center of the pan with the garlic butter.
  8. 8
    Cook the eggs until the whites are set but yolks are still runny (or to your preferred doneness).
  9. 9
    Remove from heat and immediately drizzle fresh lemon juice and zest over the eggs and broccoli.
  10. 10
    Season generously with salt and black pepper before serving hot.

Recipe details

Category
Snack
Preparation
35 minutes

Estimated total: 53 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare broccoli: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • Prepare garlic, lemon, butter, thyme, salt, pepper: 5 min planning allowance (simple_prep)
  • Cut broccoli into florets: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Preheat skillet: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • Add 1 tbsp butter to skillet: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Add broccoli and water to skillet: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Push broccoli to edges, reduce heat: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Add remaining butter, garlic, thyme to pan center: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Crack eggs into pan center: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Cook eggs: 8 min planning allowance (saute)
  • Remove from heat: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Drizzle lemon juice and zest: 2 min planning allowance (garnish)
  • Season with salt and pepper: 2 min planning allowance (garnish)
  • Serve hot: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Cooking overlaps preparation or other cooking; a separate cooking subtotal is omitted.
  • Cook until whites are set, yolks runny or preferred doneness.
  • large eggs: USDA large portion weight
  • Matched 4 large eggs to 'Egg, whole, raw, fresh' using the 'large' portion.
  • broccoli head, cut into small florets: USDA bunch portion weight
  • Matched '1 medium broccoli head' to 'Broccoli, raw' using the 'bunch' portion, as it is the closest whole-item reference. Assumed a medium head is comparable to a bunch.
  • unsalted butter: USDA tbsp portion weight
  • Matched 'unsalted butter' to 'Butter, without salt' using the 'tbsp' portion.
  • garlic cloves, minced: USDA cloves portion weight
  • Matched '3 garlic cloves, minced' to 'Garlic, raw' using the 'cloves' portion.
  • lemon, juiced and zested: USDA lemon yields portion weight
  • Matched '1 lemon, juiced and zested' to 'Lemon juice, raw' using the 'lemon yields' portion. The zest is used for flavor but not separately accounted for due to schema limitations.
  • dried thyme: USDA tsp, leaves portion weight
  • Matched 'dried thyme' to 'Spices, thyme, dried' using the 'tsp, leaves' portion.
  • Unweighed salt: only documented zero nutrients included
  • black pepper: USDA tsp, ground portion weight
  • black pepper: Seasoning allowance: 1/4 tsp per 4 servings
  • Matched 'black pepper to taste' to 'Spices, pepper, black'. Portion is null as quantity is 'to taste' and a standard allowance is approved.

eggs · broccoli · lemon · garlic butter

Estimated nutrition per serving

412 calories · 21.8 g protein · 24.4 g carbohydrate · 28 g fat · 8.2 g fiber

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018), ingredient-based calculation per serving. Standard USDA portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Nutrients with incomplete inputs omitted. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Wednesday
afternoon snack
fall
intermediate