Chicken Tortilla Soup III - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 tablespoons margarine
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 4 cups half-and-half
- 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup fresh salsa
- 1 (15 ounce) can creamed corn
- 6 boneless, chicken breast halves - cooked, skinned
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 (1.27 ounce) packet dry fajita seasoning
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 16 ounces tortilla chips
- 8 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, saute the garlic and onion in the butter or margarine for 5 minutes. Add flour and stir well, cooking for 1 minute more. Add the broth and half-and-half. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low.
- Add the soup, salsa, corn, chicken, cumin, fajita seasoning and 2 tablespoons cilantro. Stir and continue to heat for 15 minutes. Crumble tortilla chips into individual bowls, add 1/2 ounce shredded cheese to each bowl and ladle in soup. Top each bowl with more crumbled chips, remaining 1/2 ounce cheese and remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro, and serve.
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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