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Parmesan Lemon Crusted Flounder with Green Beans Amandine
This delicious and easy-to-make dinner is also budget-friendly at about $2.50 per serving. Complete your plate by adding a side of brown rice or other whole grain.
Vegetarian Baked Beans
You can make these baked beans with pinto beans if you prefer them over navy beans.
Air Fryer Spicy Green Beans
Spice up your green beans with this air fried dish that can serve as a low-carb appetizer, snack, or side dish. Crispy panko and spicy chili paste add flavor and crunch. Cooking in the air fryer gives you the satisfying crunch of fried food, without all the added fat of deep frying. Click here for more air fryer recipes!
Ingrid Hoffmann's Quinoa and Beans Casamiento
Casamiento is often served as part of a Salvadoran breakfast. It is basically a dish made with leftover rice and beans. By changing out the rice for quinoa, the whole meal changes with this amazing super food that is loaded with nutrition and fiber. Find this recipe and more in our bilingual cookbook, Latin Comfort Foods Made Healthy, by Ingrid Hoffmann. To order directly from the American Diabetes Association, click here
Roasted Green Beans in Champagne Vinaigrette
Impress guests by whipping up this simple yet elegant side dish to go with any chicken, fish or beef entree. This vegetable side is perfect to pair with a fancy Surf and Turf meal.
Rustic Red Potatoes and Green Beans
This mixed veggie dish is an example of how to increase your vegetable intake while managing your carbohydrate intake. Serve alongside a protein entree with additional vegetables like Braised Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms or Smoky Pork Chops with Tomatoes .
Smoky White Beans and Spinach
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Chopped Black Bean Chicken Salad
You can either use leftover chicken breasts for this quick and easy recipe or purchase a cooked rotisserie chicken from your local grocery store.
Why Cook Dried Beans?
Why Cook Dried Beans? There’s no question that beans provide health benefits. They are a good source of plant-based protein, fiber, potassium, magnesium, folate, iron, and zinc which makes beans a great choice for people with diabetes—not to mention they are heart healthy and delicious! Due to their protein and fiber content, meals with beans have been shown to raise blood glucose (blood sugar) more slowly after a meal and lower total cholesterol levels. While canned beans are a popular choice, dried beans may be a better option for your lifestyle, wallet, and pantry. Why choose dried beans