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Chopped Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing
Instead of a tossed salad, try something new and different. Rows of salad ingredients make for a pretty presentation and it’s easy to identify exactly what you’re eating. The cilantro dressing is so sublime; pour it over any other green salad to make that salad shine.
Lamb, Kale, and Pomegranate Salad
This colorful salad looks as good as it tastes. The addition of lamb lends a “special occasion” feel to this otherwise straightforward dish, while the pomegranate amps up the flavor. Find this recipe and more in the second edition our best-selling cookbook, The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook. To order directly from the American Diabetes Association, click here .
Chicken Nacho Casserole
Who said you can’t have "nachos" with diabetes? Try this healthy version that has all the flavor of traditional nachos without all of the extra fat and carbs.
15 "Non-Recipes" for Easy Meals at Home
SNACKS Cheese & Tomato Kebabs Cut string cheese into coins, arrange on bamboo picks or reusable skewers with grape tomatoes, and drizzle with aged balsamic vinegar. Optional: Add fresh whole basil leaves onto the skewers. Apple Stack Core a small apple and cut into 4 round slices, spread the top of 3 of the slices (not the top slice) with natural, unsweetened peanut butter, sprinkle cinnamon and no-sugar-added granola, and restack the slices into an apple shape. Almost Cowboy Caviar In a bowl, stir together equal amounts of canned, drained, no-salt-added black beans, canned or thawed frozen
Budget-Friendly Hearty Cabbage Soup
This veggie-loaded, high-fiber soup is more satisfying than traditional cabbage soup because of the addition of beans and turkey sausage. It also freezes well, so freeze half and use it during a busy week when you don’t have much time to cook.
Surf and Turf (Filet Medallions and Baked Crab Cakes)
Impress your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day by making this elegant dish in your own kitchen. Pair it with our Roasted Green Beans with Champagne Vinaigrette for a nice, balanced meal.
Bean and Cheese Tostadas
A combination of giant nachos and tossed salad, these yummy tostadas require knives and forks. To make this recipe vegan, simply leave out the cheese. Pair with Cubano Roasted Broccoli Florets for even more veggie goodness.
Haricots Verts with Hazelnuts (Fagiolini Alle Nocciole)
The classic combination of green beans and hazelnuts is as healthful as it is tasty. Variations of this dish can be found throughout Italy during the appropriate season. Hazelnuts are one of the oldest cultivated crops in Europe; records of them being traded from the ports of Genoa go back to the 11th century. Currently, Turkey and Italy produce the majority of the world’s hazelnuts.
Broccoli Amandine
Have you had green beans amandine? Now try Broccoli Amandine! Almonds and nuts contain the heart-healthier monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. The American Heart Association recommends eating at least 4 servings per week of nuts, legumes or seeds.