PCOS Moroccan Recipes: Dinner - Moroccan Chicken with Brown Rice - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (200g each)
- 1 cup of brown rice (185g)
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp of olive oil (15ml)
- 1 tsp of cumin (2g)
- 1 tsp of turmeric (2g)
- 1 tsp of cinnamon (2g), Salt and pepper to taste, Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the brown rice according to package instructions.
- While the rice is cooking, chop the onion, bell pepper, and garlic.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic to the pan and sauté until soft.
- Add the chicken breasts to the pan and cook until no longer pink in the middle.
- Add the cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, salt, and pepper to the pan and stir well.
- Serve the chicken and vegetables over the brown rice and garnish with fresh parsley.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Brown Rice, Cinnamon.
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. 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...
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