Pineapple and Cardamom Chicken with Mint - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon (packed) finely grated lemon peel
- 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, divided
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 large pineapple, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes about 2 cups)
- 3/4 cup low-salt chicken broth
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- Mix cardamom and salt in small bowl. Sprinkle seasoning mixture, lemon peel, and pepper on both sides of chicken. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until soft, about 4 minutes. Push onion to sides and add chicken to skillet. sauté until brown on bottom, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken, sprinkle pineapple over, and sauté until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes longer. Add broth and pineapple juice and bring to boil over high heat. Transfer chicken to platter. Add remaining 1 tablespoon butter to sauce and boil until thick enough to coat spoon, scraping up browned bits, about 5 minutes. Add mint leaves and toss until wilted, about 1 minute. Spoon sauce over chicken.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Lemon.
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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