Apricot-Orange Chicken Picadillo - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup Old El Paso™ Thick 'n Chunky Salsa
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil
- 3/4 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast tenders, or chicken breasts, cut into 3 lengthwise strips
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- In medium bowl, combine salsa, raisins, preserves, orange juice concentrate and cinnamon; mix well. Set aside.
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until chicken is no longer pink.
- Add salsa mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- To serve, arrange chicken on serving platter; top with 1/4 cup of the sauce. Garnish as desired. Serve with remaining sauce.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Chicken Breast.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Skinless...
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