Crockpot Tuna Casserole - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Crockpot Tuna Casserole
Prep: 15 min
Servings: 5
Dinner

Nutrition per Serving

373 Calories
20.7g Protein
62.64g Carbs
6.53g Fat
Easy crockpot meal with either canned tuna or canned chicken.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 can mushrooms
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 can tuna fish in water, drained
  • 13 oz penne pasta

Instructions

  1. Place ingredients in crockpot and cook on low until noodles are soft, about three to three and a half hours.
  2. Optional to add chopped onions.
  3. Garnish it with chopped black olives when serving.

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 Crockpot Tuna Casserole contribute to your health goals:

  • Fish: Supports anti-inflammatory pathways important for PCOS management
  • Tuna: Helps reduce chronic inflammation linked to PCOS
  • Mushroom: Vitamin D deficiency is common in PCOS and supplementation may improve symptoms

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 nutrient-dense vegetables that provide essential vitamins and minerals for metabolic health. 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 Crockpot Tuna Casserole 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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