Midwestern Diabetic-Friendly Recipes

"A DELICIOUS alternative to Hot Chocolate. A guilt free drink with almost zero fat!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, fat-free whipped topping...

"This is such an easy recipe, but such comfort food. This is my mom's way to make this dish. A complete meal in one pan, except that I add corn as a side dish. The gravy makes this meal complete."

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Ingredients: pepper, garlic salt, olive oil...

"I have been making these for eons from an old Pillsbury cookbook, though I have changed the recipe a bit over time. I recently started using the new Recipe Creations flaky dough sheets from Pillsbury instead of the crescent dinner rolls listed below. Either way, they are very little work for such a huge welcoming from your guests and family. Be prepared..."

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Ingredients: cream cheese, hormel real bacon bits...

"This is easy, tasty, and can be made with sugar free preserves. My DH and I love cinnamon so this glaze fits the bill. If you cannot buy a large ham steak, the thin ones work almost as well. Or you might buy a half ham and slice it into steaks at home. I have also just fried the steak on the stove, and then added the glaze to it."

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Ingredients: Dijon mustard, ham steaks...

"This is the juciest, best flavored roasted chicken I have ever made, or ever eaten! I have been experiementing, and It has turned out with the exact same wonderful results 3 times in a row now.. so I'm confident that anyone can make this with the same results. Never again will I purchase a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken! It's so easy too!"

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Ingredients: McCormick's Montreal Brand steak seasoning, garlic powder...

"Easy,simple and unique with the cinnamon. The author of You On A Diet recommends cinnamon to curb your appetite, I find that interesting."

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Ingredients: margarine, ground cinnamon...

"A delicious sugarless cookie filled with dates, raisins, apples and nuts. You won't miss the sugar! From the " Cooking with the Horse and Buggy People" cookbook. I have edited the recipe to include draining the fruit after "plumping". Thank you Paula!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, dates, eggs...

"My Mom used to make this for us all of the time. This is a quick, inexpensive and delicious one pot meal. She always served it with homemade garlic rolls, but I love to serve it with Recipe #256914."

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Ingredients: Hunts tomato sauce, Kraft macaroni and cheese...

"This is a simply delicious joiner to any meal. Perfect to take to family gatherings, as well. Will be the hit of the night. People will be asking you for the recipe!!! All I can say to describe it is DELICIOUS!"

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Ingredients: margarine, mild cheddar cheese...

"I love this! Fast, easy, simple. It is not overly sweet or heavy like most cake frostings. My co-worker asks for a bowl of just this frosting for her birthday. She dips vanilla wafers or Oreo cookies into it."

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Ingredients: sugar-free instant pudding mix, milk...

"This is the best Chicken Pot Pie recipe that I have had the pleasure of making and eating. It is easy, inexpensive, always well received and a staple in my recipe rounder for at least 4 years. From Pillsbury.com: What makes a classic? Chicken and mixed vegetables in a rich homemade white sauce fill a flaky pie crust that's perfection."

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Ingredients: refrigerated pie crusts, milk...