Sweet and Sour Chicken Using Italian Dressing and Apricot Jam - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup white rice
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 cup apricot jam
- 1 cup Italian-style salad dressing (such as Wishbone®)
- 1/2 cup dried minced onion
- 1 (15 ounce) can diced pineapple, drained
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken breasts on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
- Combine apricot jam, Italian-style salad dressing, and dried onions together in a bowl. Place browned chicken in a baking dish and pour jam mixture over the chicken; bake for 15 minutes. Add the pineapple, chopped onion and chopped red bell pepper; continue baking until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside, another 15 minutes. Serve over cooked rice.
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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