Cheesy Chicken Alfredo Soup - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1 lb. chicken breasts
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 4 c. low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 c. half and half
- 9 oz. tortellini
- 2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- Fresh basil, for garnish
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, melt butter. Cook chicken until cooked through and golden, 6 minutes per side. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. Once cool, dice.
- Add onion to pot and cook until soft and golden, 6 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add flour and whisk until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken broth and half and half and simmer until thickened, 15 minutes.
- Add tortellini to pot and cook until al dente, 10 minutes. Add diced chicken and season with crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Ladle into bowls and garnish with basil.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Basil.
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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