Chicken and Roasted Vegetable Foldover Sandwiches - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 small or 1/2 large red bell pepper, cut into 2x1/2-inch strips
- 1 small onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
- 5 slices portobello mushrooms (from 6-oz package)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 package (6 oz) refrigerated grilled chicken breast strips
- 1 can (10.2 oz) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (5 biscuits)
- 3 tablespoons basil pesto
- 1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend (4 oz)
- 1 cup tomato-basil pasta sauce, heated
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 °F. In ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan, place bell pepper, onion and mushrooms. Drizzle with oil. Place chicken strips in same pan.
- Bake 15 minutes, stirring and turning twice, until vegetables are tender. Remove from oven; set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 375 °F.
- Separate dough into 5 biscuits. On ungreased large cookie sheet, press each biscuit into 6-inch round. Spread pesto evenly over biscuits. Top each with cheese.
- Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.
- Spoon roasted vegetables and chicken evenly onto half of each baked biscuit round; fold biscuit over filling. Serve warm sandwiches with warm pasta sauce for dipping.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Basil.
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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