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This easy Broccoli with Garlic and Lemon is one of my favorite go-to ways to jazz up simple steamed broccoli and my children absolutely love it! It’s naturally gluten-free and low carb too!

I originally shared this recipe on February 22, 2013. I have updated the text, images and video to share it again with you today.

If you are a fan of broccoli and looking for the simplest way to prepare it, then this steamed broccoli with garlic and lemon is going to be your new favorite recipe! It has long been a staple at my house and is my daughters favorite way to eat vegetables.

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Steam it in a large pot over boiling water with a steamer basket. Make sure the water level is below the line of the broccoli. Cover and steam until it is just tender.

Chop the garlic, you’ll need a whole tablespoon full! Then sizzle it in hot olive oil in a small skillet. Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t get too brown, then transfer it to a big bowl to stop it from cooking any more.

This broccoli can be made ahead, but the lemon will cause the broccoli to turn yellowish. While it will still taste great, it won’t be pretty.

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Cut the broccoli into florets and seal in a ziplock bag or glass resealable container. The lemon can be zested and juiced. If desired, you can combine the juice and zest in a jar. The garlic is best chopped and cooked at the last minute

The texture of frozen broccoli is too limp to use for steaming. When broccoli is frozen the water in the cells expands, and bursts the cell structure. So when it is thawed out, it is mushy. Frozen broccoli is better used in recipes like my Macaroni and Cheese with Broccoli or Mashed Broccoli with Garlic.

Broccoli, while available commercially year round, is actually in season in mid to late summer and into the fall. It is cold hearty and can withstand frost.

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It is not common to see broccoli crowns at Farmers’ Markets. Instead the broccoli is often bunched with stems attached. You’ll often notice that it has more tender leafy greens along the stems. This is normal. Just keep in mind that you may need to buy two bunches, to get 5 cups of florets, as you’ll end up with stem waste. Save the stems to make slaw.

Which doesn’t look like a broccoli head or crown, instead it is individual thin stalks with florets. See photo above. This recipe would work just fine with sprouting broccoli or broccolini. Broccolini and Sprouting Broccoli are similar in appearance, but they are not the same thing. Either works, but chop the stems into 1-inch lengths.

When you bring broccoli home, make sure it is not excessively wet and then store it in plastic in the produce drawer. It should stay fresh up to a week.

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If your broccoli is limp, let it soak in a bowl of cold water for 45 minutes. It will firm up nicely.

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Easy Broccoli with Garlic and Lemon- it’s a simple way to make steamed broccoli taste incredible and the kids will love it too! It’s the perfect healthy vegetable side dish to pair with dinner.

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Watch the garlic closely, and as soon as it starts to brown, scrape it into the bowl to prevent it from continuing to cook and brown more. If it gets too dark it will taste bitter.

Katie Webster studied art and photography at Skidmore College and is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute. She has been a professional recipe developer since 2001 when she first started working in the test kitchen at EatingWell magazine. Her recipes have been featured in numerous magazines including Shape, Fitness, Parents and several Edible Communities publications among others. Her cookbook, Maple was published in 2015. She launched Healthy Seasonal Recipes in 2009. She lives in Vermont with her husband, two teenage daughters and two yellow labs. In her free time, you can find her at the gym, cooking, stacking firewood, making maple syrup, and tending to her overgrown perennial garden.

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We have a local sit down Chinese place that my favorite thing to order is just a big old plate of broccoli marinated in that finger licking good garlic stir fry sauce.

Garlic sauce is my very favorite thing about takeout, and I decided to recreate that same amazing lick-the-plate-clean taste in my own kitchen!

My dad used to order Chinese every single Sunday when I was growing up, and we always got some form of garlic sauce in our meal.

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I’m using that same incredible stir fry sauce to make this chinese broccoli not only crazy good, but crazy easy to make!

I wanted to create a stand alone recipe for anyone who loves broccoli in garlic sauce as a side dish or a main dish!

Make sure you do not salt the rice, as the sauce from the broccoli has more than enough salt in it to flavor the rice.

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Add the broccoli and stir fry sauce and cook an additional 10 – 15 minutes, stirring often, until broccoli is desired texture.

OMG! I never have to buy this as takeout again! So good! I didn’t have enough sesame oil left, so I was only able to make ¼ of the stir fry sauce and used avocado oil to fry the garlic and it’s still delicious! THANK YOU!!!!! – Stephanie

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This recipe and amount of sauce is intended to be served over unsalted white rice for even distribution of saltiness and flavor.

If you serve this over salted rice or noodles, it will be far too salty. Or alone without rice, it will be too salty. The sauce is very concentrated and goes a long way!

Excellent, tasty & healthy. Only cooked garlic 2 min to avoid overcooking it. Also added 1/4 cup water & covered pan for 6 min to get broccoli cooked.

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I loved this recipe!! But roommates complained that garlic was too much (Smell). I used brown rice as I am type 2 diabetic. Even squirted a little honey at the end. Yum..yum!! Made it several times and so easy!!

Make sure you do not salt your rice that you serve it with! otherwise it is too salty. This recipe is intended to be served over unsalted rice or stir fry noodles :)

I think the underlying flavor was good but it turned out so salty I couldn't finish my broccoli. I did use low sodium soy sauce too. Need a way to dilute the sauce without making it runny.

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This is one of our go-to recipes because it is so incredibly fast to prepare and fast to cook, thanks to the steam-fry, but still packs in a lot of flavor. We make This Easy 10 minutes Garlic Broccoli at least once a week because it's so incredibly healthy

Steam-frying is a method of cooking that's done in a frying or sauté pan, but uses less oil and uses steam to finish the cooking. It can still add a little color from the light fry in the oil, but the majority of cooking is done by the liquid steaming in the pan to finish tenderizing the broccoli.

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This is one of our favorite ways to cook broccoli (and many other vegetables), because it's healthier than doing a full sauté, which requires a good amount of oil (fat), but it's

Step 1: Heat some oil (or butter, whatever you prefer) in a pan and add garlic to give it a quick cook.

Our favorite pan to use for this is our Finex cast iron, but you could use your favorite cast iron or large sauté pan.

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No matter what you serve it with, this is hands-down one of our easiest, fastest side dishes that we love when we need something quick and healthy to round out