Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut in bite-sized pieces
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- lemon, juiced
Instructions
- Stir chicken, tomato sauce, yogurt, jalapeno pepper, ginger, cumin, garam masala, black pepper, paprika, garlic, cinnamon, coriander, and salt together in a slow cooker.
- Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours. Stir cream, cilantro, and lemon juice into chicken mixture during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Chicken Breast, Lemon.
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). Skinless...
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