Southwest Chicken Wraps - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Southwest Chicken Wraps
Servings: 4
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
When seasoned with chili powder, ground cumin, and bell peppers, ground chicken becomes an exciting sandwich filling. Plus, we reduced the carbs in this quick and easy dish by wrapping the chicken in lettuce leaves instead of traditional tortillas.

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp. olive oil
  • 1 lb. ground chicken breast or turkey breast meat
  • 1 medium red pepper
  • 1 tsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • .13 tsp. salt
  • 1 c. mild salsa
  • 1 can pinto beans
  • 12 Boston lettuce leaves
  • 1/2 c. plain nonfat Greek yogurt (see Tip)

Instructions

  1. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat olive oil on medium 1 minute. Add chicken, red pepper, chili powder, ground cumin, and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken loses its pink color throughout, about 8 minutes. Stir in salsa and beans; cook 5 minutes to blend flavors and heat through.
  2. Arrange 3 lettuce leaves on each dinner plate. Divide chicken mixture evenly among lettuce-leaf cups. Top each lettuce cup with a dollop of yogurt. Fold leaves over mixture and eat wraps out of hand.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast.

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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