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Pecan Crusted Chicken Salad - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Pecan Crusted Chicken Salad
Servings: 4
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by LIANAD Juicy, warm chicken breasts baked in a crunchy pecan and garlic flavored coating sit on a bed of crisp romaine lettuce. Dried cranberries and mandarin oranges add a sweetness that is balanced by the tanginess of crumbled blue cheese. Ran

Ingredients

  • 1 cup creamy garlic salad dressing
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 1 head romaine lettuce leaves, torn into 1/2 inch wide strips
  • 1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup Ranch dressing

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Place the creamy garlic dressing and pecans in separate bowls. Dip each chicken breast in the dressing then in the pecans to coat. Arrange chicken on a baking sheet.
  3. Bake chicken 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until juices run clear. Cool slightly, and cut into strips.
  4. On serving plates, arrange equal amounts of the lettuce, mandarin oranges, cranberries, and blue cheese. Top with equal amounts chicken, and serve with Ranch dressing.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Romaine Lettuce, Chicken Breast, Cranberries.

Romaine lettuce contains chromium, which helps maintain normal blood glucose levels by making insulin more efficient. The chromium in romaine lettuce also promotes weight loss due to its ability to help control cravings, reduce hunger, and control fat in the blood. 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 p...

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