Chicken With Sweet and Sour Fig Sauce - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can figs in syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1 red onion, diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, pounded 1/2 inch thick
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Remove figs from syrup; cut each fig into quarters. Reserve 1/4 cup of syrup.
- Heat water and sugar in a sauce pan over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved and water begins to simmer. Reduce heat to medium; add white vinegar, red onions, yellow peppers, figs, and syrup. Return to a simmer and cook uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken breasts, one at a time, until browned and the meat is no longer pink inside, about 4 minutes per side. Remove from pan to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Mix cornstarch and water together in a small bowl. Add to fig sauce, stirring constantly until sauce is thickened.
- Serve chicken breasts topped with the fig sauce.
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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