Chicken and Arugula Pasta Salad Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Chicken and Arugula Pasta Salad Recipe | MyRecipes
Servings: 4
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Emily Nabors Hall Just a bit of a rich and pungent cheese can go quite a long way. Tossing hot pasta with a few ounces of creamy Brie makes for a light, luscious, and flavorful sauce to coat this abundant bowl of chicken, fresh veggies, and who

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces uncooked whole-wheat fusilli pasta
  • 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
  • 3 ounces Brie cheese, rind removed and finely chopped
  • 8 ounces shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast (2 cups)
  • 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 3/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
  • 3/8 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 5 ounces fresh baby arugula
  • 1 large heirloom tomato, chopped

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain pasta, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid.
  2. Place shallot and garlic in a small bowl. Pour 1/4 cup reserved pasta cooking liquid over shallot mixture; steep 5 minutes.
  3. Place pasta and cheese in a large bowl; toss to combine. Stir in chicken, vinegar, shallot mixture, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and salt.
  4. Combine oil and arugula. Add arugula mixture to pasta mixture; toss to combine. Sprinkle with remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper and tomato.

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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