Southwest Chicken Enchilada Casserole - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into thin bite-size strips
- 1/2 medium red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 can (18.5 oz) Progresso™ Light Southwestern-style vegetable soup
- 1/4 cup uncooked instant brown rice
- 1 oz fat-free cream cheese, cut into cubes
- 3 tablespoons Old El Paso™ fat-free refried beans (from 16-oz can)
- 4 corn tortillas (6 inch)
- 1/3 cup shredded reduced-fat mild Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 °F. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook chicken and bell pepper over medium-high heat 4 to 6 minutes, stirring constantly, until chicken begins to brown and bell pepper is crisp-tender. Sprinkle with cumin.
- Stir in soup. Heat to boiling. Stir in rice; reduce heat to low. Cover; cook about 10 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Stir cream cheese into chicken mixture until well blended. Spread 1 tablespoon of the refried beans on 1 tortilla; place, beans side up, in bottom of ungreased 1-quart casserole. Top with 1 cup chicken mixture; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the cheese. Repeat 2 times. Top with remaining tortilla; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Cover; bake 20 to 25 minutes or until mixture is hot and cheese is melted.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Brown Rice.
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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