Southwestern Chicken Soup - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Southwestern Chicken Soup
Servings: 6
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Ann R. Parker, Kennesaw, Georgia This top-rated Southwestern chicken soup is a great way to use up leftover chicken. The creamy chunks of avocado add a richness that's unusual to find in most chicken soups.

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 6 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup uncooked white rice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 (16-ounce) can Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
  • 3 cups chopped skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped seeded tomato
  • 3/4 cup diced peeled avocado (about 1 medium)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 6 lime wedges

Instructions

  1. Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and garlic, and sauté 3 minutes. Add broth, rice, cumin, and beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes. Stir in chicken, cilantro, pepper, and salt; simmer 5 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly heated.
  2. Remove from heat, and stir in tomato, avocado, and juice. Serve with lime wedges.

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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