Tag: Diabetic Recipes

What I Make

Salisbury Steak with Potatoes

Julia Parent

Serves: 3

Ingredients:
3/4 lb. lean ground beef (I buy 93% lean/7% fat)
1/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 dashes pepper
vegetable oil
3 cups beef broth
1 red onion
8 oz. sliced baby Bella mushrooms
little potatoes that are microwaveable in the package they are sold in and come with their own seasoning packet
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Directions:
Mix together first five ingredients. Shape into three equal-sized burger patties. Grease a skillet with vegetable oil. Heat skillet to 350 degrees. Cook the burger patties until cooked through and no longer pink. Add beef broth. Cut onion into large chunks. Add onion and mushrooms to skillet. Cook for approximately 10 minutes. Microwave potatoes according to package directions. Sprinkle with seasoning. cut potatoes in half. Pour butter over potatoes. Have with a glass of water.

What I Make

Slow Cooker Chicken, Corn, and Ants on a Log

Julia Parent

Serves: 4

Ingredients:
16 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2-10 1/2 oz. cans condensed cream of chicken soup
4 ears sweet corn
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
4 celery stalks
organic peanut butter, to taste (The brand I buy just has peanuts and sea salt.)
raisins, to taste

Directions:
Put chicken breasts in a crock pot. Cover chicken breasts with soup. Cover the crock-pot and cook on high for four to five hours. The chicken should be tender and falling apart. Fill a pan with water and add the peeled corn cobs. Cover and bring to a boil. Boil corn for 10 minutes. Drain. Pour butter over corn and turn cobs to coat. Wash celery stalks. Trim off the ends. Cut each stalk into three equal-sized pieces. Spread peanut butter in the center of the celery and top with raisins. Have with a glass of water.

What I Make

Strawberry Banana Pancakes

Julia Parent

Serves: 3 (two 4 inch pancakes per person)

Ingredients:
Gluten free pancake mix and the ingredients to make it (The brand I buy has 1.5g sugar per pancake.)
1 banana
9 strawberries
aerosol whipped cream (The brand I buy has 1g sugar in 2 tablespoons.)

Directions:
Make pancake batter according to package directions. Mash banana and stir into pancake batter. Cook pancakes according to package directions, being careful not to burn them. Top with sliced strawberries and whipped cream. Have with a glass of milk or another good source of protein, such as a hard boiled egg.

What I Make

Waffle Breakfast Sandwich and Blueberries

Julia Parent

Serves: 1

Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/8 cup milk
2 dashes pepper
1 oz. cheddar cheese, shredded
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 frozen waffles that are not made with enriched flour, such as a gluten free waffle made with brown rice flour. The brand I buy has 2g sugar per waffle.
blueberries, rinsed

Directions:
Beat eggs, milk, and pepper. Stir in cheese. Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add egg mixture. Cook and stir until eggs are fluffy and cheese is melted. Toast waffles according to package directions. Put scrambled eggs between waffles. Have with a handful of blueberries and a glass of water.

What I Make

Apple Pancakes

Julia Parent

Servings: The mix I used made 4 servings

Ingredients:
gluten free pancake mix, like one made with brown rice flour, and the ingredients to make it
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
dash nutmeg
1 large apple, peeled and shredded
vegetable oil to lightly grease skillet

Directions:
Follow pancake mix package directions to make batter. Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg, and apple. Lightly grease skillet. Cook pancakes until golden brown on both sides. These pancakes are good without syrup. However, if you must have syrup, use a small amount of 100% maple syrup. Have with a good source of protein, such as: eggs, nuts. or milk.