Summer Squash Chicken Alfredo - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1 (8 ounce) package uncooked rigatoni pasta
- 6 slices bacon
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 small zucchini, sliced
- 1 small yellow squash, sliced
- 1 cup Alfredo sauce
- 1/4 cup milk
- 6 sun-dried tomatoes, softened and chopped
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish.
- Place the chicken in the prepared baking dish, and coat with the garlic. Bake 25 minutes, or until chicken juices run clear. Cool and chop.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place the rigatoni in the pot, cook 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
- Place bacon in a skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the zucchini and yellow squash until tender and lightly browned.
- In a small bowl, mix the Alfredo sauce and milk. Serve chicken over the cooked pasta. Pour Alfredo sauce over the chicken. Top with zucchini and squash. Sprinkle with sun-dried tomatoes, bacon, Parmesan cheese, and almonds.
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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