Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce, chopped and seeded
- 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3/4 (1 pound) chorizo sausage
Instructions
- Mix chicken, onion, tomato sauce, chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce, jalapeno peppers, garlic, oregano, cumin, chili powder, and red pepper flakes in a slow cooker.
- Cook on Low until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 hours. Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred using 2 forks; return to the slow cooker.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir chorizo sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir chorizo into chicken mixture.
- Cook on Low for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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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