Pimiento Cheese Chicken Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 slice applewood-smoked bacon
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons minced green onions
- 1 1/2 tablespoons diced pimientos
- 1 tablespoon canola mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- Cook bacon in a large ovenproof skillet until crisp. Remove bacon, reserving drippings in pan; crumble bacon. Combine bacon, next 6 ingredients, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cut a 1-inch-wide slit into the thick end of each breast half; carefully cut down to the center of chicken to form a deep pocket. Divide cheese mixture evenly among pockets. Secure with wooden picks. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
- Heat pan over medium-high heat. Add oil to drippings. Add chicken to pan; saute 4 minutes. Turn chicken over. Bake at 350 ° for 12 minutes; let stand for 5 minutes.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Lemon.
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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