Roasted Chicken Breasts - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- Cooking Spray
- 4 4-oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 ½ tsp. paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Place the chicken breasts on the baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic and whisk until combined.
- Brush on or pour lemon juice mixture over each chicken breast, coating evenly.
- Sprinkle each chicken breast evenly with paprika and bake in oven for 35 minutes or until the chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
- Let the chicken breasts rest, covered with foil for 10-15 minutes before slicing or serving.
- MAKE IT GLUTEN-FREE: Make sure your spices are gluten free and this recipe can be gluten free.
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 Roasted Chicken Breasts contribute to your health goals:
- Chicken: Protein-rich meals help manage insulin resistance common in PCOS
- Olive oil: Anti-inflammatory properties make it especially beneficial for PCOS
- Garlic: May help reduce cholesterol levels often elevated in 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 protein-rich ingredients that help regulate appetite hormones (ghrelin and leptin), and anti-inflammatory spices that target the chronic inflammation underlying PCOS. 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 Roasted Chicken Breasts 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: Chicken Breast, Lemon.
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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