Stuffed Piquillo Peppers - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Stuffed Piquillo Peppers
Servings: 5
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Jaime Harder, MA, RD Nestle enjoys Spanish-style tapas, appetizer-sized portions that allow her to reasonably savor a variety of flavors at a single meal. Piquillos are small, red, spicy-sweet roasted Spanish peppers; look for them in gourmet g

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup long-grain brown rice
  • 1/8 teaspoon saffron threads, crushed
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup fresh chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
  • 10 piquillo peppers (about 1 [7.76-ounce] jar)
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded Manchego cheese
  • Flat-leaf parsley sprigs (optional)

Instructions

  1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 40 minutes or until done. Stir in chopped parsley, black pepper, salt, and tomatoes. Cook 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 °.
  3. Spoon about 3 tablespoons rice mixture into each piquillo pepper. Place stuffed peppers in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with Manchego cheese. Bake at 400 ° for 10 minutes or until peppers are thoroughly heated. Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Brown Rice.

Brown rice is a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.

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