Quick Stuffed Chicken Breasts - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- extra-virgin olive oil
- Pepper
- 3 oz. pecorino, Gruyere, or other semimoist, semihard cheese
- 16 large fresh basil leaves
- 1 oz. grana padano cheese
- 3 to 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Adult and Child Spread the chicken breasts out on a cutting board and cover with plastic wrap. Pound each breast with the mallet until it becomes thinner and flatter. Remove the plastic wrap.
- Child Drizzle some olive oil over each breast, then season with salt and pepper. Help grate semihard cheese. Spread the grated cheese evenly over the flattened breasts. Lay four basil leaves over the cheese on each breast, completely covering the cheese. Grate the grana padano over each breast.
- Adult and Child Starting at the narrowest end, roll up each breast to create a roulade, and secure with a toothpick. Moisten the outside of each with a bit more olive oil; season with additional salt and pepper.
- Adult Heat a large skillet or grill pan on high heat. Grease the pan with the 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil. Cook the stuffed breasts until chicken is cooked throughout, about 12 minutes or more, depending on the size of the breasts. Check for doneness by cutting to check the meat is no longer pink before serving.
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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