Quickie Cincinnati Chili - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 12 oz. multigrain spaghetti
- 2 tsp. vegetable oil
- 12 oz. ground beef sirloin
- 1 small onion
- 2 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp. chili powder
- 1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. Pepper
- 1 can no-salt-added crushed tomatoes
- 1 can kidney beans
- 1 c. Cheddar cheese
- 3 green onions
Instructions
- Heat large covered saucepot of salted water to boiling on high. Cook spaghetti as label directs.
- Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, heat oil on medium-high. Add beef, onion, and garlic. Cook 2 minutes, stirring and breaking up beef with wooden spoon. Add chili powder, cocoa, sugar, cinnamon, cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook 1 minute, stirring. Add tomatoes.
- Heat to simmering. Simmer 8 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in beans. Simmer 2 minutes or until beans are heated through.
- Drain spaghetti. Divide among 4 serving plates. Top with chili, Cheddar, and green onions.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
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).
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