Spinach-Stuffed Chicken Breasts - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 box (9 oz) frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped sweet onion
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 oz)
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (4 to 5 oz each)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ panko crispy bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 °F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix spinach, onion and mozzarella cheese.
- Between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/8 inch thick. Sprinkle with garlic salt.
- Place 1/4 of the spinach mixture on center of each flattened chicken breast. Fold in sides; fold up top and bottom, overlapping in center.
- On shallow plate, mix bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Roll chicken in melted butter, then coat with bread crumb mixture. Place seam sides down in baking dish.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes, turning chicken over after 15 minutes, until light golden brown.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Spinach.
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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