RECIPE WITH CHICKEN BREAST AND BROCCOLI RECIPES

Steps:

• Make cheese sauce: Melt butter in a small sauce pan, and then add flour and stir well.
• Add milk gradually, whisking constantly to avoid lumps.
• Add salt, pepper and garlic powder, and stir constantly until thickened.
• Add 1/2 cup cheddar and the cream cheese, and stir to melt.
• Add 1/4 cup of the broccoli pieces, and stir to combine.
• Make chicken: Open butterflied chicken pieces.
• Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• Place a bit of steamed broccoli and a bit of cheese in each.
• Fold over, and seal with toothpicks.
• Heat about 1-2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat, and brown chicken on all sides, until cooked thoroughly.
• Place chicken in a small casserole dish, and pour cheese sauce over.
• This may either be browned in the oven, or served as is.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss the chicken with the scallion whites, sugar, sesame oil, sherry, soy sauce, about half the garlic, half the ginger, 1 teaspoon of the cornstarch and 1 teaspoon salt. Marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes. Mix the remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1/3 cup water in a small bowl and reserve.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil and heat. Add the broccoli stems and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the florets and the remaining garlic and ginger, 2 tablespoons water, 1/4 teaspoon salt and some black pepper. Stir-fry until the broccoli is bright green but still crisp, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Get the skillet good and hot again, and then heat the remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Add the chicken and red pepper flakes if using. Stir-fry until the chicken loses its raw color and gets a little brown, about 3 minutes. Add the hoisin sauce, return the broccoli to the pan and toss to heat through. Stir in the reserved cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil to thicken. Add more water if need to thin the sauce, if necessary. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if you like. 
• Mound the stir-fry on a serving platter or divide among 4 plates and garnish with sesame seeds; serve with rice.