Black Bean and Chorizo Chili - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Black Bean and Chorizo Chili is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 (7-ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
- Cooking spray
- 2 1/2 cups chopped onion, divided
- 1 1/2 cups chopped green bell pepper
- 1 1/2 cups chopped red bell pepper
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 links Spanish chorizo sausage, diced (about 6 1/2 ounces)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 (15-ounce) cans black beans, drained
- 3 (14-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, undrained and chopped
- 1 (8 1/2-ounce) can no-salt-added whole-kernel corn, drained
- 1 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 cup fat-free sour cream
- Baked tortilla chips (optional)
Instructions
- Remove 2 chiles from can; finely chop, reserving remaining chiles and sauce for another use.
- Heat a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add chiles, 1 3/4 cups onion, bell peppers, garlic, and chorizo; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Add chili powder and next 7 ingredients (chili powder through corn), stirring to combine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, covered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate, salt, and black pepper.
- Ladle 1 cup chili into each of 12 bowls. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream and 1 tablespoon onion. Serve with tortilla chips.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
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).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Black Bean and Chorizo Chili recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Dinner. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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