Chicken Carbonara Pasta Bake - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 12 oz uncooked penne pasta
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked, chopped
- 1 jar (15 oz) Alfredo sauce
- 6 slices bacon, cooked, chopped (6 tablespoons)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese
- Chopped fresh parsley, if desired
Instructions
- Cook 12 oz uncooked penne pasta as directed on package until al dente. Drain.
- Meanwhile, heat oven to 350 °F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- In large bowl, combine drained cooked pasta, 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked, chopped, 1 jar (15 oz) Alfredo sauce, 3 tablespoons chopped cooked bacon, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon pepper; stir gently to combine. Pour mixture in baking dish.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove from oven. Top evenly with remaining 3 tablespoons chopped cooked bacon and 1 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle chopped fresh parsley over top before serving.
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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