20 Diabetes-Friendly Dinners for High Blood Pressure
20 Diabetes-Friendly Dinners for High Blood Pressure
One-Pan Chicken & Asparagus Bake
In this chicken and asparagus recipe, we use one baking sheet to whip up dinner quickly, veggies included. Pounding the chicken thin helps it cook quickly alongside the carrots and potatoes, with asparagus rounding out the meal. This is one quick dinner recipe you'll be returning to again and again.
Seared Scallops with White Bean Ragu & Charred Lemon
This recipe for seared scallops with white beans and spinach turns out a healthy dinner that looks impressive (and tastes great) in just 25 minutes. Giving lemons a quick sizzle in the skillet amps up the flavor of this piccata-inspired dish. The heat helps release even more citrus juice and sweetens it too. When shopping for scallops, look for ones labeled "dry." Some scallops are soaked in a solution that prevents them from searing properly and can give them a soapy flavor.
Charred Shrimp & Pesto Buddha Bowls
These shrimp and pesto Buddha bowls are delicious, healthy, pretty and take less than 30 minutes to prep. In other words, they're basically the ultimate easy weeknight dinner. Feel free to add additional vegetables and swap the shrimp for chicken, steak, tofu or edamame.
If you are following a diabetes-friendly diet and also want to pursue a healthy blood pressure, we have dinner ideas. Each of these delicious veggie-loaded dinners cuts down on sodium and saturated fats, while upping nutrients like potassium to promote heart health. Additionally, all of these recipes meet our diabetes-friendly standards, including complex carbs, healthy fats and lean proteins. The Pan-Seared Steak with Crispy Herbs & Escarole recipe and Charred Shrimp, Pesto & Quinoa Bowls recipe are great meals to help you maintain your health goals. All you have to do is choose one (or more!) and enjoy it.