Pollo Asado - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup Orange Juice (freshly Squeezed If Possible; Save Juiced Orange Halves)
- 2 whole Lemons, Juiced
- 2 whole Limes, Juiced
- 4 whole Garlic, Cloves Peeled And Smashed
- 2 whole Onions, Peeled And Quartered
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 16 whole Chicken Legs
- Flour Tortillas, Warmed
- Corn Tortillas, Warmed
- Pico De Gallo
- Guacamole
- Cooked Beans (pinto, Black, Refried)
Instructions
- Preheat broiler to high. Arrange oven rack toward bottom of oven.
- Lay chicken legs on a broiler pan, or other baking dish with a drip tray. Broil for 25 minutes, turning once and marinating other side halfway through. Remove pan from oven when done.
- Wrap tortillas in foil and warm in separate oven while chicken is broiling, or after chicken is removed from oven (reduce oven temp to 300.)
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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