Dieting and Special Diet recipe collection

Italian-seasoned barley cooked with onions, green pepper, garlic, tomatoes, and herbs. A low-fat vegetarian grain side dish that reheats well in the microwave.

Cucumber and radish salad marinated in zesty Italian dressing with sweet onion and parsley. Crisp, refreshing and low-carb, it gets better as it chills, a make-ahead side that needs no cooking.

Hearty Italian lentil sausage soup with marjoram, crushed tomatoes, and the holy trinity of carrot, celery, and onion. Pantry-friendly weeknight comfort, ready in an hour.

Italian vegetarian lasagna layered with sherry-sautéed mushrooms, zucchini, spinach, and bell peppers with a three-cheese ricotta-cottage-Parmesan filling. Lighter than meat lasagna, still hearty.

Jackstraw salad with matchstick-cut apple, shredded cabbage, celery, green pepper, and onion rings tossed in poppy seed dressing. A crunchy, colorful slaw-style side salad that's diabetic-friendly.

Hearty ground beef simmers with chickpeas, kidney beans, carrots, and peppers in a cumin-spiked tomato base. This crowd-feeding chili serves 12 and tastes even better the next day.

Oat bran muffins for a high-fiber breakfast, sweetened with honey and brown sugar. Egg whites and just a splash of oil keep them light, and one batter spins into raisin-nut, banana or blueberry.

A favorite of the Colonel was Corn on the cob and he deiced if he was going to sale it, it had to be delicious and sweet .

Kidney beans tossed with crisp celery, grated dill pickle, onion, and chopped hard-cooked egg create a protein-packed salad with tangy crunch in every bite.

Simmer pink lentils with turmeric and lemon juice until creamy, then finish with a sizzling ghee tempering of cumin, garlic, and ginger for North Indian comfort in a bowl.

Healthy! Millet doesn't have the same gluten content as cous cous but has same appearance and texture.

Carrot and leek are both full of nutrition, lots of benefits for our health; this frittata is cooked with these two healthy and delicious ingredients, the tarragon gives the zing into it. A great way to cook your eggs, and an excellent recipe at any time!

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Toor dal with tadka: split pigeon peas boiled with turmeric, finished with a sizzling oil tempering of popped mustard seeds, cumin, onion, garlic, and chili. A quintessential South Indian vegan comfort dish over rice.

Vegetarian lentil loaf with sauteed onion and tomato, Parmesan, breadcrumbs, and milk baked golden with a crispy crumb topping. High-fiber, low-fat, and ready in under an hour.

Lentil, Corn, Sweet Potato, and Brown Rice Soup recipe