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NOTE: The bread may also be prepared in an 8-inch square baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray. You won't need the 2 tsp. vegetable oil.

Root vegetables are the original holiday comfort foods. Bring joy to your table with our Spiced Sweet Potato Casserole. This traditional favorite uses cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves to add a burst of flavor. This recipe featured in:

The Strip Steak With Smothered Onions recipe is a quick and easy main dish suitable for dinner, holidays, and entertaining. It features lean strip steak seasoned with salt and pepper, seared in olive oil, and then cooked to the desired doneness. The steak is served with sweet onions that are sautéed with olive oil, water, thyme, and brown sugar until very soft. Watch the How to Make Strip Steak Cooking Class Brought to you by Alignment Health Plan and powered by Homemade.

This chicken dish takes just 8 minutes of prep time, 20 minutes in the oven, and voila! The result is actually impressive enough to serve for a special occasion but comforting enough to pair with your comfy clothes. You’ll enjoy the homestyle crunchiness from the pecans along with a hint of natural sweetness and spiciness. Serve it with a harvest salad and sweet potato fries.

Brighten up your holiday feast with this colorful salad! Blue cheese, pomegranates, and hazelnuts add interesting flavor and crunch to this seasonal salad, making it deliciously easy to add more vegetables to your holiday plate. This recipe is part of our Diabetes-Friendly Thanksgiving Meal Plan and has been modified to make 10 servings. The original recipe makes 6 servings and can be found here.

Fresh herbs turn ordinary scrambled eggs into something special! Use whatever herbs you have on hand, or try any of these dynamic duo s: parsley and mint, dill and chives, parsley and tarragon, or mint and basil. For the fluffiest scrambled eggs, try gently folding rather than continuously stirring them. All you’ll do is slowly scrape up beaten eggs as they cook using a flexible silicone spatula, one row at a time, while folding (gently flopping!) the cooked egg portion on top of the runnier portion. Continue just until there’s no more runniness.

Healthy eating can be done on a budget and this dinner proves it! Chicken thighs are less expensive than chicken breast and can be a nice change. This makes a tasty, low-carb, budget-friendly meal.

This cracked olive medley is a family favorite that is popular both in Calabria and Sicily. Sicilian Castelvetrano olives are becoming readily available in major supermarkets now, and if you have access to those, they are a great choice for this salad. Many Italian-American delis sell “Sicilian Colossal” olives, which also work well. You can toss a few tablespoons of this mixture into hot pasta in the winter, or chilled rice or quinoa in warner weather. It's also a great way to dress up ordinary vegetables, seafood, and meat. This recipe comes from The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook.

This recipe is best made a day (or several hours) ahead of time to allow the Brussels sprouts to really absorb the dressing but it can be served immediately if needed.

Cooking chicken on the stovetop can be tricky, and if the breasts are too thick, they may not cook through. Your best bet is to use quick-cooking chicken tenders, or you can use a mallet to pound the same amount of chicken breasts to an even 1-inch thickness. Complete your plate: Pair this protein entrée with a double serving of Collard Greens with Yellow Squash and half of a roasted sweet potato.