Meatless Meals

Huevos Rancheros Breakfast plated with Mexican rice and Salsa

Weekend Favorite Huevos Rancheros

A lower Sodium and Fat version of a favorite restaurant dish. The sauce has a little smokey flavor from chipotle peppers and the beans are just as easy as opening canned ones, but way better tasting. We like the TortillaLand tortillas, but you can use any soft taco size (47g) tortilla you want.

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Fried Eggplant in electric skillet shallow frying

The Best Fried Eggplant

Panko bread crumbs create the crunchy coating for these perfect "shallow fried" eggplant. Shallow frying gives you the "crunch" factor without the food absorbing an excessive amount of oil. Cooked eggplant can also be frozen for a quick snack or appetizer later.Note: Recipe is based on a "Small" eggplant, which is 6 slices. Scale recipe

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Low Sodium Chimichurri Breakfast Tostada

Low Sodium Chimichurri Breakfast Tostadas

Find this recipe and more in the Weekly Meal Plan for January 24-30, 2021 Recipe adapted from Taste of Home MagazineI thought these wouldn't be that filling, but boy was I wrong! Most tostada recipes use refried beans, but here black beans are the star. The chimichurri sauce comes together in 20 minutes or less.

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Four cheese macaroni and cheese with satueéd mushrooms

Low Sodium Four-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

Find this recipe and more in March 2020 Meal Plan. Recipe adapted from Diabetic Living, "The Ultimate Diabetes Cookbook" Who doesn't love mac and cheese? There is nothing more comforting than all that cheesy goodness on your plate. This version melds four different cheeses for a creamy sauce that is not loaded with a ton

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Low Sodium Pinto Beans in a large pot cooking on stove top.

Homemade Low Sodium Pinto Beans

Canned foods in general are usually very high in sodium and not something we would normally use in a recipe. Making your own Master Mix version of Pinto Beans means you know exactly the amount of each ingredient. Our recipe is still lower in sodium than most store-bought brands. Very versatile mix that can be

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