Seared Tuna with Pesto Sauce - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Seared Tuna with Pesto Sauce
Prep: 9 min
Cook: 5 min
Servings: 4
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

255 Calories
28g Protein
1g Carbs
15g Fat
You should eat at least 2 servings of fish, such as tuna, every week for good heart health. Many people are intimidated to make fish, but this recipe proves that cooking fish is both easy and delicious!

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4 (4 oz) tuna fillets
  • 4 Tbsp jarred pesto sauce

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Lay the tuna fillets in the hot oil and sear for 3-4 minutes on one side. Flip the tuna and apply 1 Tbsp pesto sauce to each filet. Cook for additional 3-4 minutes.
  3. Choices/Exchanges: 4 Lean Protein, 1 1/2 Fat

How This Recipe Supports PCOS Management

Understanding the nutritional profile of what you eat is a powerful step in managing PCOS. Here is how the key ingredients in this Seared Tuna with Pesto Sauce contribute to your health goals:

  • Tuna: Helps reduce chronic inflammation linked to PCOS
  • Olive oil: Anti-inflammatory properties make it especially beneficial for PCOS

PCOS Diet Principles in This Recipe

The PCOS diet focuses on three core principles: reducing inflammation, managing insulin resistance, and supporting hormonal balance. Every recipe in our collection is evaluated against these principles. This recipe excels in providing healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats that support cell membrane health and hormone synthesis. As part of a balanced PCOS meal plan, we recommend pairing recipes like this with a variety of nutrient-dense foods throughout the week to ensure you are meeting all your micronutrient needs.

Meal Prep Tip: This Seared Tuna with Pesto Sauce can be prepared ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Meal prepping is one of the most effective strategies for sticking to a PCOS-friendly diet, as it removes the temptation to reach for processed convenience foods when time is short.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

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

Tuna is great for a high protein diet as it has 33 grams of protein within its housing, with no pesky carbohydrates to worry about. In addition to this, tuna contains B vitamins and vitamin D, both of which are vital to fighting back against PCOS.

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