Eat to Beat Diabetes: Home-Style Dinner Recipes
When you think of your favorite comfort foods, what comes to mind? Casseroles, pizza, chicken, meat loaf, and potatoes? You can eat all of these home-style foods and more even while managing a diabetes meal plan and maintaining a healthy weight.
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Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Honey-Almond Green Beans
This dinner favorite will have you at bacon. Enjoy a 3-ounce serving of juicy tenderloin and a 1/2-cup of green beans for just 28 grams of carb. You won’t believe this quick and easy home-style recipe fits a diabetes meal plan.
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Slow-Cooked Ranch Chicken & Vegetables
This is a two-for-one diabetic slow cooker recipe. The first recipe is a flavorful chicken dinner served on a bed of spaghetti squash the whole family will rave about. The second recipe is a delicious casserole that uses the remaining shredded chicken and requires only three additional ingredients. Win and win.
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Chicken-Fried Steak
Sometimes there’s nothing better than a home-style, diner-inspired meal. Homemade breading and gravy help you control the ingredients and the carbs – just 22 grams for one steak with gravy. Serve with a side of green beans and maybe even a slice of pie.
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Meat Loaf with Sour Cream-Mushroom Sauce
Take meat loaf to another level with a homemade mushroom sauce that is rich, creamy, and easy to prepare. Even with all this flavor, one serving has just 214 calories and 10 grams of carb, so you can add a side of your choice and even dessert!
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Cheesy Meatball Bake
Get a two-for-one recipe that uses reserved meatball soup to make this easy diabetic Italian casserole that boasts 32 grams of protein and 13 grams of fiber. You’ll love the convenience and your family will love the results.
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Double-Cheese Potatoes with Ham
Crazy about twice-baked potatoes? You get two loaded potato halves filled with a creamy and cheesy mixture that comes together in minutes in the microwave. Perfect for busy weeknights, these potatoes boast just 219 calories, 4 grams of fat, and 34 grams of carb per serving.
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Cheeseburger Soup
Nothing says home-style cooking like cheeseburger soup. This diabetic recipe doesn’t skimp on your favorite ingredients or flavor and still has just 23 grams of carb per serving. Dress it up with fresh chopped tomatoes, chives, and whole grain croutons.
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Sesame Honey Chicken & Green Beans
Quick and easy weeknight meals don’t have to come frozen in a box. This diabetic dinner for two is ready in less than 30 minutes and features simple and fresh ingredients. Enjoy a generous serving for just 35 grams of carb, which includes 1/3 cup of brown rice!
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Cheesy Noodle Casserole
If you’ve been searching for a home-style, slow cooker, diabetic, vegetarian casserole, we have a recipe for you. It’s packed full of carrots, celery, and onion, plus tofu adds protein while keeping saturated fat low. Enjoy a 1-cup serving for just 31 grams of carb and 245 calories.
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Hearty Beef Chili
Throw together this hearty slow cooker chili when you’re feeding a crowd. Loaded with protein and flavor, this low-carb chili is perfect for game day or a family potluck, and it sneaks in 6 grams of fiber per serving.
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Peanut-Sauced Noodles with Mini Meatballs
Give meatballs an Asian-inspired makeover with a delicious diabetic dinner perfect for entertaining guests. Feel full and satisfied without sabotaging your healthy eating plan with high-sodium and high-calorie restaurant takeout.
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Turkey Tetrazzini Bake
You can enjoy every delicious bite of this creamy diabetic casserole without a hint of guilt. This lightened home-style recipe is loaded with veggies and clocks in at less than 300 calories and just 30 grams of carb per serving.
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Sweet Potato-Crusted Quiche
The secret to this colorful quiche is a sweet potato “crust” that eliminates the carbs and calories found in traditional quiche recipes. This diabetic main dish has just 13 grams of carb and 166 calories per serving, so you can save room for dessert or a refreshing mimosa.
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German Potato-Sausage Soup
This diabetic soup recipe proves you can enjoy a home-style meal without worrying about calorie or carb overload. It comes together with a few easy and healthy ingredients like mushrooms, broccoli, and cabbage, and is ready to serve in about 30 minutes.
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Shrimp and Avocado-Cream Pasta
Love pasta but not all the leftovers? Try a diabetic pasta recipe for two that features a creamy spinach, basil, and avocado sauce and has just 32 grams of carb per serving. Plus, you can whip up this quick and healthy dinner even on busy weeknights.
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Farm Stand Pizza
Pizza doesn’t have to weigh you down with greasy, fatty ingredients. Give it a veggie makeover! Served on a whole wheat crust and loaded with corn, green beans, sweet peppers, and greens, this diabetic dinner recipe gives new meaning to pizza night.
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Dijon Beef Stew
Enjoy simple home-style cooking at its best. The slow cooker makes it convenient, and the fresh and healthy ingredients keep carbs, calories, and fat low – just 164 calories, 4 grams of fat, and 14 grams of carb per serving.
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Smoked Salmon Quesadilla
Need a quick dinner for two? Switch up your menu and try this easy diabetic salmon recipe. Cream cheese, peas, and red onion come together with canned salmon for an easy meal that’s packed with protein and fiber.
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Pork Paprikash with Cauliflower “Rice”
Looking for low-carb comfort food in a bowl? You won’t believe how quick and easy this healthy pork recipe comes together in a flavorful and creamy tomato-base sauce. Finely chopped cauliflower replaces rice for a hearty and generous diabetes-friendly meal the whole family will love.
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Pumpkinseed Salmon with Maple-Spice Carrots
This unique baked salmon and carrot recipe adds healthy omega-3 fatty acids and beta-carotene to your diabetes meal plan and features the best flavors of fall.
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