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Roasting veggies brings out their sweetness as they develop a caramelized coating. Try roasting any of your favorite vegetables and experiment with different herbs for variety. To save time when cooking with butternut squash, buy prepackaged squash and cut down larger chunks. Find this recipe and more in The Diabetes Superfoods Cookbook and Meal Planner. To order directly from the American Diabetes Association, click here.

This Instant Pot meal is fancy enough for a holiday meal, but easy enough for a weeknight dinner. Tender pork loin is spiced with warm cinnamon and cloves, and paired with seasonal butternut squash and cranberries. All of it comes together in the Instant Pot for hands-off cooking with minimal clean up.

While spaghetti squash is hardly a grain, its tender strands do resemble golden noodles. Doling it out like pasta allows its naturally sweet taste to shine through. An added bonus: it’s gluten-free!

This rich side dish is oh-so-creamy and satisfyingly cheesy but 1 serving is still less than 100 calories.

You can make this a vegetarian dish by omitting the sausage and adding extra vegetables like bell peppers, onions and asparagus.

This healthier take on trendy ramen noodle bowls yields a savory broth you can customize. No chicken or bell peppers? Mix it up with other proteins and vegetables, such as shrimp, bean sprouts and shredded carrots.

If you don't have an immersion blender to make this soup, you can use a regular blender to blend the vegetables and the liquid together. You can also use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth for a vegan dish.

Collard greens are a nutritional superfood, high in many essential vitamins and minerals. In Southern cuisine, collards are traditionally made with large amounts of pork fat and salt, but this version has all the flavor without the saturated fat and sodium. Complete your plate: Pair this vegetable side dish with a protein entrée, like Lemon Chicken with Garlic and Rosemary, and a simple roasted sweet potato.

Spaghetti squash has a fraction of the carbs and calories of regular spaghetti, making this revamped childhood favorite a hearty meal you can enjoy any day of the week!

This stew is like a farmers’ market in a bowl with its wide range of colorful, tender vegetables, including green asparagus and zucchini, orange carrots, and bright yellow summer squash. If you have a green thumb, feel free to create new combinations based on your garden’s bounty