Pecan Dijon Chicken - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, blend the Dijon mustard, honey, orange juice, milk, butter, and lemon juice. Season with ground mustard, salt, and pepper. Stir in the pecans.
- Arrange chicken in the prepared baking dish, and cook in the preheated oven about 10 minutes. Cover with the Dijon mustard mixture, and continue cooking 20 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Lemon, Honey.
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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