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This tried-and-true stir-fry keeps things simple—and fast—with just six ingredients, but plenty of vegetables, lean protein and whole grains. Like many meals with tofu, it’s budget-friendly to boot! Get experimental with your vegetables! Carrots, broccoli, and snow peas are a classic combo, but you any variety of vegetables that you have on hand, like mushrooms, celery, bell pepper, zucchini, eggplant, onions, cabbage, asparagus, and more!

Preparing curries often involves a lot of chopping, but you can get around that easily. Take advantage of the pre-chopped or no-salt-added canned ingredients on the market, such as matchstick carrots, water chestnuts, and chickpeas. Find more diabetes-friendly Instant Pot recipes here.

Don’t let poaching chicken breasts scare you, this easy recipe makes flavorful chicken so tender it's easy to shred. Poached chicken has a variety of uses in diabetes-friendly cooking, like shredded chicken tacos or adding some protein to a salad. The uses are endless!

Takeout pizza is usually high in calories and carbohydrate. Here’s a healthier pizza that you can make at home using thincrust flatbreads. By skipping the high-fat meats such as pepperoni or sausage, you’ll cut back on the unhealthy fats as well. Paired with a simple salad, this is a complete meal for 2 that can be ready in the time it takes to order pizza out!

Trying to eat a meatless, veggie-packed meal once a week? This recipe gives you all the flavor of tacos, but with so much more fiber and vegetables. Top them with avocado slices for extra flavor if you’d like.

Spaghetti squash is a low-carb alternative to the traditional rice noodles in Pad Thai. One cup of cooked spaghetti squash contains just 10 grams of total carbohydrate, compared to 42 grams for the rice noodles!

This healthy, diabetes-friendly dish comes together in one pot and makes for a delicious weeknight meal. This recipe, made with fresh tangy cranberries and other vegetables, is low in carbs but high in vitamins, nutrients, and flavor.

A slightly sweet orange ginger glazed salmon is the centerpiece of this delicious and healthy meal. Use orange juice with 50% less sugar and Splenda® Granulated Sweetener to create an irresistible glaze with less added sugars, carbohydrates and calories. Serve with traditional stir fry vegetables such as broccoli, carrots and sugar-snap peas for a lovely, satisfying meal.

This dish can be turned into a one-pot medley by adding some carrots and potatoes.