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Treat Day: Garlic Chicken with Guasacaca Sauce

PCOS Nutrition: 575 Calories / 42 g Protein
PCOS Chicken with Guasacaca Sauce and Carrots

This delicious treat meal still packs an amazing protein punch!

PCOS Chicken with Guasacaca Sauce and Carrots
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Treat Day: Garlic Chicken with Guasacaca Sauce

Difficulty: Intermediate Total Time 45 mins
Servings: 4 Calories: 575
Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

The combination of avocado, jalapeno, vinegar, and lime makes this sauce for your chicken absolutely pop! Chicken breast is so very good for you, but it's hard to eat over and over again without some clever sauces and seasonings. This one will make you smile.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 425 degrees F / 218 C. In a medium bowl, combine half the oil and grate in 2 garlic cloves using a zester. Add the carrots and toss to coat. Lightly season with salt and black pepper and transfer to a sheet pan, reserving the garlic oil in the bowl. Add the chicken to the bowl and coat with the remaining garlic oil. Arrange in a single layer on the sheet pan between the carrots.

  2. Roast until carrots are tender, and chicken is cooked through, 35 to 40 minutes.

  3. While the chicken cooks, in a food processor or blender or using a mortar and pestle, combine the avocado, jalapeño, vinegar, lime zest and juice, remaining garlic clove, half the chopped parsley and cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Purée or pound into a coarse mixture. With the machine running or while mixing with a pestle in a mortar, slowly drizzle in the remaining olive oil and 1 tablespoon room temperature water. Purée or stir until the sauce is smooth and creamy. Taste and adjust the seasoning with additional salt if necessary. The sauce can be made a few hours in advance and refrigerated in an airtight container.

  4. Scatter the remaining ½  cup each parsley and cilantro over the chicken and carrots. Transfer to individual plates along with any pan juices. Spoon a few tablespoons of the guasacaca sauce on the side for dipping. Serve warm with additional sauce on the side.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4


Amount Per Serving
Calories 575kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 38g59%
Saturated Fat 6g30%
Cholesterol 128mg43%
Sodium 458mg20%
Potassium 1199mg35%
Total Carbohydrate 18g6%
Dietary Fiber 7g29%
Sugars 7g
Protein 42g84%

Vitamin A 1423 IU
Vitamin C 36 mg
Calcium 39 mg
Iron 13 mg

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Note

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