Salsa Couscous Chicken - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3 cups hot cooked couscous or rice
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped almonds
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 chicken thighs, skin removed
- 1 cup Old El Paso™ Salsa
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons dried currants or raisins
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Cook couscous as directed on package.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add almonds; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from skillet; set aside.
- Add garlic and chicken to skillet; cook 4 to 5 minutes until chicken is browned, turning once.
- In small bowl, combine salsa and all remaining ingredients; mix well. Add to chicken. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in almonds. Serve over couscous.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Honey.
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). Honey, of...
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