Stuffed Tomatoes with Lean Ground Beef - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Stuffed Tomatoes with Lean Ground Beef is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. brown rice
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 medium onion
- 1 1/4 lb. ground beef
- 1/3 c. mint leaves
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- salt and pepper
- 6 large tomatoes
- 1/2 c. feta cheese
- 1/4 c. panko (Japanese-style bread crumbs)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 °F. In 3-quart saucepan, cook rice as label directs.
- Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil on medium 1 minute. Add onion, and cook 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned and tender. Stir in ground beef, half of mint, cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook 5 to 6 minutes or until beef loses its pink color throughout, breaking up meat with spatula and stirring occasionally. Stir in remaining chopped mint.
- While ground beef cooks, cut each tomato horizontally in half. With melon baller or spoon, scoop out tomato pulp; place in large bowl. Remove 1 cup tomato pulp from bowl and chop. Discard remaining pulp or save for use another day. Return chopped pulp to bowl. Add rice, feta cheese, and beef mixture; stir until well blended.
- In 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan, place tomato halves, cut sides up. Mound scant 1/2 cup beef filling in each tomato half; sprinkle with panko. Bake tomatoes 25 to 30 minutes or until crumbs are browned and filling is heated through. Garnish with mint sprigs.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Brown Rice.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Brown ric...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Stuffed Tomatoes with Lean Ground Beef recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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