Italian Roasted Chicken Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 (3 1/2-pound) whole chickens
- Cooking spray
- 8 thyme sprigs
- 1/2 (1-ounce) package fresh sage
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic (about 6 cloves)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 lemons, halved
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 °.
- Remove skin from chickens; reserve skin for Dinner 2. Discard necks and giblets. Place chickens on the rack of a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
- Chop herb leaves; place stems in cavities. Combine leaves, garlic, and oil in a small bowl. Spread oil mixture evenly over chickens. Sprinkle chickens with pepper and salt. Squeeze lemon juice over chickens; place lemon halves in cavities. Secure chicken legs with twine.
- Pour 3/4 cup water into bottom of broiler pan. Bake at 400 ° for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in thigh registers 165 °. Let stand ?15 minutes. Remove meat from bones. Reserve bones for stock in Dinner 3; reserve meat from 1 chicken for Dinner 3.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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