Lunch: Chicken and Barley Stew Recipe | MyRecipes

Recipe by Lorrie Hulston Corvin Frozen chopped onion makes this dish even quicker to prepare. If you use them, add with the frozen mixed vegetables.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Barley

Health and fertility benefits of Chicken and Barley Stew Recipe | MyRecipes

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 uncooked quick-cooking barley
3 (14-ounce) cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 3/4 cups chopped onion
1 (10-ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup chopped cooked chicken
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Bring barley and broth to a boil in a large saucepan. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
While barley cooks, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 3 minutes. Add mixed vegetables; sauté 2 minutes. Add vegetable mixture, chicken, salt, thyme, and pepper to barley mixture; simmer 4 minutes.

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