Grilled Chicken Sandwiches with Pickled Squash and Romesco Mayonnaise Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, divided
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 thyme sprig
- 1 (5-ounce) yellow summer squash, very thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup canola mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 3 ounces bottled roasted red bell peppers, rinsed and drained
- 1 ounce blanched almonds, toasted
- 4 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast cutlets
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Cooking spray
- 4 (2-ounce) focaccia rolls, halved and toasted
- 2 cups arugula
Instructions
- Combine vinegar, 1/4 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt, sugar, and thyme in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until salt and sugar dissolve. Pour hot mixture over squash in a bowl. Let stand for 30 minutes, tossing occasionally. Drain.
- Combine mayonnaise and next 4 ingredients (through almonds) in a mini food processor; process until smooth. Set sauce aside.
- Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken evenly with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done.
- Spread about 2 tablespoons sauce on bottom half of each roll. Top each with one chicken cutlet, about 1/3 cup squash, 1/2 cup arugula, and top half of roll.
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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