Oven Baked Chicken Teriyaki - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
- 4 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Whisk cornstarch and water together in a small bowl until dissolved. Combine soy sauce, sugar, mirin, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes together in a saucepan over medium heat until the mixture starts to simmer. Slowly whisk in cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until thickened, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels; arrange in a baking dish. Pour sauce over chicken breasts, coating all sides.
- Bake chicken breasts in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 25 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (75 degrees C).
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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