Chicken with Ratatouille Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 small red onion, chopped
- 1/2 (1-lb.) eggplant, peeled and chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 small summer squash, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 medium-size red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
- 6 (4-oz.) chicken breast cutlets
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup canola oil
- Garnish: fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Sauté onion and eggplant in hot olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until tender and light brown around edges. Add squash, garlic, and bell pepper; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Add tomato, basil, and 1/4 tsp. each kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture is thoroughly heated.
- Remove vegetable mixture from skillet. Cover loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm. Wipe skillet clean.
- Rinse chicken, and pat dry. Sprinkle with 1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Dredge chicken in flour, shaking off excess.
- Fry chicken, in 2 batches, in hot canola oil in skillet over medium-high heat 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown and done. Drain on a wire rack over paper towels; cover and keep warm. Transfer to a serving dish, and top with vegetable mixture.
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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