Thyme & Basil Roast Pork Recipe - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 boneless pork loin roast (3 to 4 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 medium apple, cut into wedges
- 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
- 1 medium lemon, cut into wedges
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 °. In a small bowl, mix flour, basil, thyme, cinnamon, salt and pepper; rub over pork.
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides. Place roast in a shallow roasting pan, fat side up. Arrange apple and onion around roast. Squeeze lemon juice from one wedge over pork; add lemon wedges to pan. Place rosemary over pork.
- Roast 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reads 145 °. Remove roast, onion and apple to a serving platter; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Lemon, Basil.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Lemons ca...
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