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15-Minute Low Calorie Chicken Dinner served on a white plate with juicy chicken strips, broccoli, bell peppers, and carrots in a light soy lemon sauce, bright natural kitchen lighting, healthy easy dinner recipe

15-Minute Low Calorie Chicken Dinner – Easy Recipe

A light and flavorful low calorie chicken dinner made with lean chicken breast, fresh vegetables, and simple seasoning.This quick meal is perfect for healthy eating and ready in just minutes.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Healthy
Calories: 280
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced thin
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup broccoli florets
  • 1 bell pepper sliced
  • 1 small carrot sliced
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

Method
 

  1. Slice the chicken breasts into thin strips if not already sliced. Season the chicken with paprika, black pepper, and salt. Mix well to coat evenly.
    Raw chicken breast strips seasoned with paprika, black pepper, and salt in a white bowl ready for cooking
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat.
    Olive oil heating in a large black nonstick skillet over medium-high heat on a gas stove
  3. Add the seasoned chicken to the pan. Cook for 5–6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is fully cooked and lightly golden.
    Seasoned chicken breast strips cooking in a nonstick frying pan until lightly golden and fully cooked
  4. Add the minced garlic to the pan. Stir and cook for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
    Minced garlic added to cooked chicken in a skillet and stirred until fragrant
  5. Add the broccoli florets, sliced bell pepper, and sliced carrot. Stir everything together and cook for 4–5 minutes until the vegetables are tender-crisp.
    Broccoli florets, sliced bell peppers, and carrots cooking with chicken in a skillet
  6. Pour in the low-sodium soy sauce and lemon juice. Stir well to coat the chicken and vegetables evenly.
    Low sodium soy sauce and lemon juice being poured over chicken and vegetables in a skillet
  7. Cook for another 1–2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until everything is heated through and the sauce is lightly absorbed.
    Chicken, broccoli, bell peppers, and carrots simmering in a light soy lemon sauce until glossy and heated through