Italian Chicken Skillet - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
- 2 bell peppers, thinly sliced
- 2 medium zucchini, sliced into half moons
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 c. chicken broth
- 1 (14 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
- 1/4 c. fresh basil, torn
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil.
- Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper and cook until golden and cooked through, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
- To skillet, add onion and peppers. Sauté until softened, 5 minutes. Add zucchini and cook until slightly charred, 3 minutes more. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Sprinkle veggies with dried oregano and stir to incorporate.
- Deglaze pan with chicken broth and crushed tomatoes. Stir and let come to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and let go for 10 minutes. Add chicken back to skillet and spoon sauce over.
- Garnish with basil.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Basil.
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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