Tomato-Herb Pasta Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Recipe by Lisa Carr, Cedaredge, Colorado
Turn this zesty side dish into a hearty entrée by adding cooked shrimp or chicken.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 medium-size red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 (12-oz.) package whole grain spaghetti
- 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 large cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced into half moons
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves, chopped
- 1/3 cup firmly packed fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
Instructions
- Whisk together vinegar and 1 Tbsp. sugar in a bowl. Add onion, and let stand 30 minutes; drain, reserving 2 Tbsp. vinegar mixture.
- Prepare pasta according to package directions.
- Place chopped tomatoes and next 9 ingredients in a serving bowl. Add hot cooked pasta, onion, and reserved vinegar mixture, gently tossing to combine. Sprinkle with peanuts. Serve immediately, or cover and chill up to 24 hours.
- Note: For testing purposes only, we used Mueller's Whole Grain Spaghetti.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Nuts.
Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.
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