Slow-Cooker Chicken Mole - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Dark chocolate and spices add richness to the Mexican chile sauce called mole (MOH-lay). Simmer it in a slow cooker along with chicken thighs for a warming weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- 4 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- Coarse salt
- 1 can whole tomatoes
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 2 dried ancho chiles
- 1 large chipotle chile in adobo sauce
- 1/2 c. sliced almonds
- 1/4 c. raisins
- 3 oz. bittersweet chocolate
- 3 clove garlic
- 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 3/4 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Season chicken thighs with salt and place in a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker. In a blender, puree tomatoes, onion, ancho and chipotle chiles, almonds, raisins, chocolate, garlic, oil, cumin, and cinnamon until smooth.
- Add tomato mixture to slow cooker, cover, and cook on high until chicken is tender, 4 hours (or 8 hours on low). Serve chicken and sauce topped with cilantro. Looking for more dinner options? Check out our pork chop recipes, chicken recipes, and potato recipes.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).
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