Lunch: Orange Barley Chicken Recipe

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Barley

Health and fertility benefits of Orange Barley Chicken Recipe

Barley is about the best grain a woman with PCOS can eat. It is low in calories and has the lowest GI of all grains. Low-GI grains such as barley take much longer to digest and create a slow, steady rise in blood glucose and insulin levels. As mentioned before on Fertility Chef, low-GI foods reduce cravings. If possible, try and find hulled barley as it is the most nutrient dense of all types of barley.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up and skin removed
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon butter
3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
3 cups orange juice
2 medium parsnips, peeled and chopped
1-1/2 cups medium pearl barley
1-1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1-1/2 cups fresh baby carrots
2 bay leaves

Instructions

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, celery salt and pepper. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat.
In a Dutch oven, brown chicken in oil in batches. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the broth, orange juice, parsnips, barley, mushrooms, carrots, bay leaves and chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 45-50 minutes or until barley is tender, turning chicken occasionally.
Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Discard bay leaves.

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