Dinner: Chicken Mole

Chicken with a very interesting sauce, including peanut butter, cocoa and chili powder.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Chicken Breast

Health and fertility benefits of Chicken Mole

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Skinless chicken breast is an excellent source of the protein, as its contains 21 grams of protein for every 100 grams of breast. Additionally, chicken contains ample amounts of vitamin B6, which serves a vital function in helping to reduce the stressors that cause PCOS. Vitamin B6 help keeps your hormones at balanced levels, which is very helpful for those seeking to stem the flow of excessive testosterone and androgen

Ingredients

2 tbsps chili powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
2 1/2 lbs chicken breast tenders
2 cloves garlic
1 large onion
2 large scallions
1 large green bell pepper
14 1/2 oz diced tomatoes
2 tbsps peanut butter
2 tbsps cocoa

Instructions

1. Mince garlic, chop onion, chop scallions and core, seed and chop pepper.

2. Sprinkle chicken with pepper and salt.

3. Heat a large non-stick skillet coated with olive oil cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook for 8 minutes, turning once or until browned on both sides. Remove chicken to a large plate.

4. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic to the skillet and cook for three minutes or until onion is translucent. Stir in chili powder, cinnamon and cloves and cook for one minute.

5. Return the chicken to the skillet. Add tomatoes (with juice), peanut butter and cocoa powder and bring to a boil.

6. Cover and simmer, stirring every few minutes, for 25 minutes, turning once, or until the chicken is no longer pink.

7. Garnish with scallions.

8. Note: based on recipe from the South Beach Diet.

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