Garlicky Chicken Piccata - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 head of garlic
- 4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for garlic
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- flour, for dredging
- 5 tbsp. butter, divided
- 1/4 c. white wine
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 c. chicken stock
- 1/4 c. capers
- 1/3 c. Chopped parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Prep roasted garlic: Slice off the top of the head of garlic (about 1/4"). Drizzle the cut side with olive oil and roast until soft and slightly golden, about 40 minutes. Let cool, then remove cloves and set aside.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper and then lightly dredge in flour.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil and 4 tablespoons of butter. Cook chicken in batches until golden, about 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken and set aside.
- Make sauce: Deglaze the pan with white wine. Add lemon juice, chicken stock, and capers and stir. Add the roasted garlic and bring to boil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add chicken into the sauce and simmer for 5 minutes more. In the last minute, add remaining tablespoon of butter.
- Serve chicken over pasta. Garnish with parsley.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Lemon.
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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