Skillet Chicken and Spring Vegetables - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tbsp. cold unsalted butter
- 1 large shallot
- 1/3 c. dry white wine
- 1 1/2 c. snow peas
- 1 1/2 c. sugar snap peas
- 1 1/2 c. sliced asparagus spears
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh tarragon
- 2 tsp. lemon zest
Instructions
- Season chicken with 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until deep golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Turn, reduce heat to medium, and cook until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove to a plate.
- Increase heat to medium-high. Add shallot to skillet and cook until softened, about 1 minute. Stir in wine and cook, scraping brown bits from bottom of skillet, until reduced by three-quarters, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in both peas and asparagus and sauté until just tender, 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Fold in tarragon and remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve sprinkled with lemon zest.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Lemon, Asparagus.
Skinless chicken breast, often heralded for its lean nutritional profile, is undeniably a powerhouse when it comes to protein content. With an impressive 21 grams of protein packed into every 100 grams of the breast, it emerges as a preferred choice for those conscious about their protein intake. Delving deeper into the nutritional matrix of chicken, one can't overlook the copious amounts of vitamin B6 it houses. This particular vitamin plays an indispensable role in our body, especially when di...
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