Moroccan Chickpea-and-Vegetable Stew Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
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A flavorful stew sets the tone for a warm and cozy night in. Pair this one-dish dinner with a crisp pour of wine or a glass of iced tea.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 cups (1/2-inch) cubed zucchini
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped carrot
- 1 tablespoon bottled minced garlic
- 1 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 (15 1/2-ounce) cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup uncooked couscous
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add zucchini, onion, carrot, and garlic; sauté 5 minutes. Stir in broth and the next 9 ingredients (broth through tomatoes); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
- While the chickpea mixture simmers, prepare couscous. Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
- Serve the stew over couscous.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).
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