Sriracha Chicken - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 stalks green onions, greens thinly sliced, whites minced
- 3 tsps fresh ginger, minced or grated
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsps lime juice
- 2 tsps sriracha sauce
- 1/4 tsp Chinese five spice blend
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 °F (205 °C). Spray a 9"X13" baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the minced whites of the green onions, hoisin sauce, ginger, garlic, lime juice, sriracha, and seasoning.
- Working with one piece at a time, place chicken breast in the bowl and coat with sauce (the sauce is pretty thick).
- Place chicken breast in baking dish and repeat with remaining chicken. Pour any of the remaining sauce over the chicken.
- Cover baking dish with foil. Bake 35-40 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
- Place chicken on a serving dish and top with green onion greens and toasted sesame seeds.
- Note: you can make the sauce and marinate the chicken ahead of time.
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 Sriracha Chicken contribute to your health goals:
- Chicken: Protein-rich meals help manage insulin resistance common in PCOS
- Ginger: May help reduce menstrual pain and inflammation in PCOS
- Garlic: May help reduce cholesterol levels often elevated in PCOS
- Onion: Support cardiovascular health and blood sugar regulation
- Sesame: Provide calcium, iron, and zinc 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 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 Sriracha Chicken 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, Sesame Seeds.
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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