Chicken Faijta Quesadillas with Cilantro Pesto - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips or chunks
- 1/2 c. plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp. Taco Seasoning
- kosher salt
- 2 bell peppers, sliced
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 2 c. fresh cilantro (leaves and stems)
- 1 c. fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 c. crumbled cotija
- 1/4 c. almonds
- 1 clove garlic
Instructions
- In a large bowl, coat chicken with oil and taco seasoning and season with salt. In a skillet over medium-high heat, add chicken and cook, turning occasionally, until cooked through. Transfer to a plate.
- Add onions and peppers to skillet and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with salt.
- While peppers are cooking, make pesto: In the bowl of a food processor, combine cilantro, basil, and olive oil and pulse until combined. Add cotija, almonds, and garlic and season with salt. Blend until combined.
- Wipe out skillet and add butter. Slather a tortilla with pesto and top with chicken, peppers and onions, and pepper jack. Top with another tortilla and cook until crispy, 3 to 4 minutes, then flip and cook other side until golden. Repeat with remaining tortillas and ingredients. Serve with remaining cilantro pesto. (Store remaining pesto in a glass jar in the refrigerator up to 1 week.)
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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