Healthier Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 1 (15 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, mashed
- 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 banana peppers, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups water
- 1 (14.25 ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 7 corn tortillas
- vegetable cooking spray
Instructions
- Place chicken, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onion, banana peppers, and garlic into slow cooker. Pour in water and chicken broth. Season with cumin, chili powder, salt, ground pepper, and bay leaf. Stir in corn and cilantro. Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours, or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Lightly coat both sides of tortillas with cooking spray. Cut tortillas into strips, then spread on a baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle tortilla strips over soup.
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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