Cheese-Stuffed Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Breasts - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 20 oz)
- 1 cup shredded Gruyère cheese
- 1 package (2.5 oz) precooked bacon slices (12 slices)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 °F. In 8-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, mushrooms and thyme; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Set aside.
- Between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick.
- In medium bowl, mix mushroom mixture and Gruyère cheese until well blended. Place heaping 1/4 cup mushroom mixture on center of each chicken breast. Roll chicken over filling, tucking ends to enclose filling; secure with toothpick, if necessary. Carefully wrap each chicken breast with 3 bacon slices. Place in ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) baking dish.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast.
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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