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Traditional alfredo sauce is a decadent dish made with lots of cream and butter. This lighter version gets its creaminess from avocado, which is full of heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids (instead of saturated fat found in cream and butter). It also adds lots of fiber to a dish that typically has none. For a low carb meal, we toss the sauce with zucchini noodles instead of regular pasta. You can spiralize your own zucchini with a special tool, or make ribbons with a vegetable peeler. You can also check the produce aisle or the freezer aisle for spiralized zucchini. Watch the Avocado

Get ready to savor a cozy bowl of veggie-filled goodness with this diabetes-friendly Curried Chickpea Stew. Bursting with flavor and roasted veggies, this stew is like a hug for your taste buds and your health.

These cakes make a great side dish or snack and are excellent when paired with our Beef and Sweet Potato Stew .

An aromatic spice rub cooks into a rich paste that penetrates deep into the turkey breast. This turkey is great year-round or served as the centerpiece for a holiday feast.

This healthy meal is super easy and delicious. Not to mention - it bakes more quickly than a large meat loaf because of the smaller muffin size.

This dish is popular among Anglo-Indian cooks in Goa in southwestern India. The term vindaloo comes from the Portuguese dish carne de vinha d’alhos. It’s a meat dish (usually pork) marinated in wine and garlic. Vindaloo recipes modify the Portuguese concept by substituting vinegar (usually palm vinegar) for the red wine. Kashmiri chili peppers and other spices were added as vindaloo dishes evolved.

Maryland is famous for its crabs and many specialty dishes made from them. Cream of crab soup is an Eastern Shore classic, usually rich and decadent dish full of cream and butter. This lighter version uses half and half and broth thickened with cornstarch, to achieve the same creamy texture with way less fat and calories. Fresh lump crabmeat is ideal, but other varieties or imitation crab could be used instead.

Author Robyn Webb says, "Bell peppers are so tasty when they are raw, so why ever mess with them by roasting them? It’s because fire does something incredibly magical to a pepper-it transforms its flavor and texture into something juicier, sweeter, and more versatile than before it stepped into the flames. Roasted peppers jazz up pasta, eggs, soups, stews, homemade pizza, and many more everyday foods."

This recipe calls for spring asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh basil. When you only need a small amount of fresh herbs like basil, try buying fresh herbs in the tube at grocery store. They last for 3 months in the refrigerator and are sure to come in handy.

One of the simplest ways to cook pork tenderloin is in the oven. Brush the seasonings onto the tenderloin and within 40 minutes you have a perfectly cooked, delicious, lean protein. You can roast a side vegetable in the oven alongside the pork tenderloin—try this recipe for Roasted Beets with Lemon and Dill .