Pasta with Tuna and Fresh Herbs - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 dash black pepper
- 1 dash salt
- 6 oz sweetcorn, drained
- 4 oz button mushrooms
- 3 tbsps fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 medium red pepper, finely chopped
- 7 oz tuna, drained and flaked
- 12 oz pasta
- 2 oz vegetable fat spread
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the instructions.
- Meanwhile, melt the spread in a large pan, add the red pepper and mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and just beginning to turn brown.
- Stir in the sweetcorn and tuna, cover and cook very gently until piping hot.
- Season to taste.
- Drain the pasta and gently toss with the tuna mixture and the herbs.
- Serve immediately.
How This Recipe Supports PCOS Management
Understanding the nutritional profile of what you eat is a powerful step in managing PCOS. Here is how the key ingredients in this Pasta with Tuna and Fresh Herbs contribute to your health goals:
- Tuna: Helps reduce chronic inflammation linked to PCOS
- Mushroom: Vitamin D deficiency is common in PCOS and supplementation may improve symptoms
PCOS Diet Principles in This Recipe
The PCOS diet focuses on three core principles: reducing inflammation, managing insulin resistance, and supporting hormonal balance. Every recipe in our collection is evaluated against these principles. This recipe excels in providing nutrient-dense vegetables that provide essential vitamins and minerals for metabolic health. As part of a balanced PCOS meal plan, we recommend pairing recipes like this with a variety of nutrient-dense foods throughout the week to ensure you are meeting all your micronutrient needs.
Meal Prep Tip: This Pasta with Tuna and Fresh Herbs can be prepared ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Meal prepping is one of the most effective strategies for sticking to a PCOS-friendly diet, as it removes the temptation to reach for processed convenience foods when time is short.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Tuna.
Tuna is great for a high protein diet as it has 33 grams of protein within its housing, with no pesky carbohydrates to worry about. In addition to this, tuna contains B vitamins and vitamin D, both of which are vital to fighting back against PCOS.
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