Chicken Caesar Pita Pizza - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1/4 cup
- 4 anchovy fillets, rinsed and patted dry, minced, optional
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 dashes hot sauce (recommended, Tabasco)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 8-ounce package white pita bread
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 cups shredded fontina
- 4 cups shredded romaine lettuce
- 2 roma tomatoes, chopped
- leftover chicken
Instructions
- For the dressing: Put all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk together.
- For the pita: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheets with aluminum foil.
- Place the pitas on the prepared baking sheets. Brush each pita evenly with olive oil. Bake for 5 minutes. Top each evenly with fontina. Bake until the cheese is melted and the pita is lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, toss the lettuce with Caesar dressing. Top each pita pizza with desired amount of salad, tomatoes, and chicken.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Romaine Lettuce, Lemon.
Romaine lettuce contains chromium, which helps maintain normal blood glucose levels by making insulin more efficient. The chromium in romaine lettuce also promotes weight loss due to its ability to help control cravings, reduce hunger, and control fat in the blood. 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 ot...
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