Thai Chicken Quinoa and Veggie Delight - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, diced
- 1 pinch sea salt, or to taste
- 1 pinch cracked black pepper, or to taste
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1/4 cup diced tomato
- 2 green onions, diced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add quinoa, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, about 25 minutes. Fluff quinoa with a fork; set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir mushroom and garlic in hot oil until the mushrooms are tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer mushroom mixture to a bowl. Return skillet to heat.
- Cook and stir diced chicken in the skillet until no longer pink the center, 10 to 15 minutes; season with sea salt and pepper. Stir carrot, red onion, tomato, and green onion with the chicken; cook and stir until the vegetables are hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Add quinoa and stir. Top with cilantro and lime juice.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast.
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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