Mexican Chicken Casserole - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 green pepper
- 1 1/2 c. TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa
- 2 oz. PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese
- 1 can no-salt-added black beans
- 1 tomato
- 2 whole wheat tortillas
- 1/2 c. KRAFT Mexican Style 2% Milk Finely Shredded Four Cheese
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cook and stir chicken and cumin in nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat 2 minutes. Add peppers; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in salsa; cook 2 minutes. Add Neufchatel; cook 2 minutes or until melted. Stir in beans and tomatoes.
- Spread 1/3 of the chicken mixture onto bottom of 8-inch square baking dish; cover with 1 tortilla and half each of the remaining chicken mixture and shredded cheese. Top with remaining tortilla and chicken mixture; cover.
- Bake 20 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese; bake, uncovered, 5 minutes or until melted.
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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