Creamy Lemon Chicken with Wild Rice - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by Judy Kim
Warning: You will be addicted to this lemon sauce.
Ingredients
- 6 –8 chicken thighs
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 c. dry white wine (such as Sauvignon Blanc)
- 1 c. low-sodium chicken stock
- 2 lemons
- 1/4 c. heavy cream
- 1 c. wild rice
- 1/4 c. chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. Preheat large cast iron skillet on high heat. Rinse chicken and pat dry thoroughly; season with salt and pepper. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter; cook chicken skin side down in two batches until skin is crisp and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a dish skin side up and set aside.
- Reduce skillet heat to medium-high; add garlic, onion, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook for 1 minute. Deglaze pan with white wine and chicken stock; scrape bottom of pan and bring to a boil. Add zest and juice of one lemon, then cut remaining lemon into wheels and add to sauce. Stir in cream; bring to a boil and place chicken in the skillet skin side up in a single layer. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the wild rice according to package directions.
- Add cooked wild rice to the skillet to absorb the sauce. Garnish with parsley and serve in skillet immediately.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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