Healthy Diabetic Recipes That Are The Best!

Are you looking for healthy diabetic-friendly recipes that can easily be prepared in under 30 mins?

Well, this is exactly why I think it’s important to have healthy diabetic recipes available that are simple, easy, and can be made in under 30 minutes! That way it ensures that when life gets in the way, you have the ability to whip something up that’s quick, nutritious and filling even when you have diabetes.

The majority of these 30 minute meals consist of slow releasing, healthier carbs, as opposed to processed, sugary carbohydrates. Which is why these meals are also perfect for people who are living with insulin resistance, are prediabetic, or have type II diabetic.

And did I mention that these diabetic friendly recipes and meals are healthy and tasty? That’s enough of an advantage to want to cook meals at home any day of the week!

So let’s get started by checking out the following list of 30 minute diabetic recipes below!

For simplicity sake, I’ve divided each section into different categories. Each category is based upon the main ingredient present within the dish. For example, you’ll see a meat section, a vegetarian section, a vegan section etc. Also, I’ve added my personal suggestions next to some of the recipes (based on how I would prepare the meal). 😊
Meatless Dishes (Vegetarian) for Healthy Diabetics


1) 30 Minute Black Pepper Tofu – Dishing Out Health


2) Fresh Corn & Tomato Fettuccini – Taste of Home


3) 5-Ingredient Mexican Brown Rice – Kim’s Cravings


4) One Pot Moroccan Chickpea Quinoa Salad – Ambitious Kitchen


5) Warm Caprese Salad – The Endless Meal (To make this recipe even healthier, I would use chickpea or GF pasta and cashew cheese in place of the mozza ball).


6) Instant Pot Lentil Tacos – My Crazy Good Life


7) 15 Minute Lo-Mein – Pinch of Yum (My suggestions would be to use sodium reduced soy sauce in place of dark soy sauce and coconut aminos in place of light soy sauce. I would also replace sesame oil while cooking the noodles and use avocado oil instead).


8) Thai Peanut Coconut Cauliflower Chickpea Curry – Ambitious Kitchen


9) Baked Sweet & Sour Cauliflower Dish – Crème De La Crumb (My suggestions – Substitute vegetable oil with extra virgin olive oil, soy sauce with sodium reduced soy sauce or coconut amino, and sugar with 2 tbs of maple syrup instead!)


10) Mediterranean Avocado Chickpea Pasta Salad– Ambitious Kitchen


11) Vegetable Asian Stir-Fry Noodles – The Endless Meal (My suggestion would be to use low sodium vegetable broth and coconut aminos in place of soy sauce. This will reduce the high sodium content in the meal. I would also use soba noodles in order to reduce the sugar content by half!)


12) Grilled Garden Veggie Pizza – Taste of Home


13) Quick & Easy Black Bean Soup – Ambitious Kitchen




14) Black Bean Veggie Burger – The Endless Meal