If you are on a low-glycemic diet, you may already be getting tired of snacking on low-fat cheese, a handful of nuts, and celery sticks. Your family may be looking a little droopy as they sit down to yet another grilled chicken breast and steamed broccoli dinner.
You may also be starting to miss your favorite crock pot meals and would really love to come home, once again, to the savory aromas of a home-cooked crockpot dinner.
Do you have to give up your crockpot when you’re eating a low-glycemic diet? No siree! Here are a few recipes that will help you stay on your diet and will fill your family’s hungry tummies at the same time:
Asian Inspired Beef and Snow Peas
- 2 1/2 pounds round steak
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, grated or minced
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 cups snow peas
Cut a round steak into 4 equal pieces. Place the steak in your crockpot. In a separate bowl, whisk together next 4 ingredients and pour this mixture over the meat. Cover the crockpot and cook on Low for about 6 hours or until the meat is nice and tender. In last 15 minutes of cooking, mix in the snow peas. Serve over cooked rice.
Split Pea Soup with Ham
- 1 pound bag split peas
- 2 pounds cooked ham, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 3 ribs celery, diced
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 7 cups fresh cold water
- 5 chicken bouillon cubes
Put all ingredients into your crockpot. Turn your crockpot on Low and cook for 6 to 7 hours. Lift the lid briefly through the cooking time several times and give a quick stir so the peas don’t just stay on the bottom of the crockpot.
Triple Bean and Beef Chili
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 2 medium yellow onions, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 ribs celery, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 (16 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- 2 (16 ounce) cans garbanzo beans
- 1 (16 ounce) can butter beans
- 1 (16 ounce) can black beans
- 1 (15 ounce) can chicken broth
- 3 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
Brown ground beef, and drain any excess fat. Put all the ingredients into your crockpot and stir to combine. Cover the crockpot and let cook on Low for about 6 hours. I serve this in big bowls with a dollop of low fat yogurt and a sprinkle of chives. You can garnish with whatever your diet allows!
Trying to figure out what you can make in your crockpot that follows the rules of your diet can be a bit difficult. I know if I have just a few go-to recipes for my crockpot that I can put together fast and easy, I’m more likely to stick to my diet.
Cooking dinner in your crockpot typically means you are cooking for the whole family, right? These filling, nutritious, and delicious meals may be considered “diet dishes” but no one will be the wiser. These crockpot recipes may be just what you need to get on that diet and stick to it, without starving your poor family!
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Thanks so much for the low glycemic crock pot recipes, I will be using them for sure. I am trying to eat low glycemic and hopefully drop a few pounds. I am also trying to live frugally so we live on a strict budget. I am constantly searching for ways to reinvent our favorite comfort food dishes to low glycemic so more crock pot low glycemic recips would be welcomed at our home. What I love about crock pot cooking is not only the time it saves, the wonderful aroma of the food cooking, it cost less to use the crock instead of my stove and oven, but the fact you can buy an inexpensive cut of meat and it comes out so tender and yummy.
Nice! I was just complaining on my facebook that I can’t find any crock pot recipes that don’t require msg filled condensed soup! Thanks!!!
I make my own cream soup using a recipe I found on allrecipes.com so I get to decide what goes in it. It’s much less expensive too.
these crockpot recipes look great..wish we had the nutritional analysis also. The recipes will make a lot..can it be frozen in smaller two serving portions? Just hubby and me now..
I have found that freezing works great with most things. I like to place it in refrigerator for a day to thaw instead of heating in microwave to thaw. I just think it tastes better but whatever works for you.
I was wondering if you could substitute low salt soy sauce for the regular soy in the first recipe. I cup seems like alot of salt. All the recipes look really good and I know i”ll be trying them.
well you could always make homemade cream of soups it is cheaper and healthier. i cook almost everything in my crockpot and it saves on my power bill it is just a mini oven that doesn’t heat the house up. i make enchiladas, lasagnna, and last night i made potato stroganoff.
And I found our special saturday night dinner! Crock pot beef with snow peas! I’ll steam up a package of rice noodles ($.89 @ the local asian market) for the husband and kids
great recipe, excited to try it, thanks.
I made the split pea soup recipe last night. I cooked it for 9 hours…because I must have misread the recipe. But it turned out fabulously! The beans were mushy enough that I could smash a few up to thicken up the broth to the texture I prefer. I do believe that 2 lbs of diced ham must be a misprint. Perhaps it should be 2 cups? I used a 1 lb package of pre-diced ham that I bought at Wal-Mart and that was MORE than enough. I also added some matchstick carrots and used no-sodium no-fat chicken broth/bouillon.
It made about 12 cups. I placed into six 2-cup containers. It is chillin’ in the fridge and I’m going to freeze it today. Will taste great on the chilly nights ahead!
I’ve tried a lot of these recipes on this cook book. I have to say these not only tasted great, but helped me get into better shape and helped me stay healthy dealing with some glycemic issues.
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Hope this helps
It’s terrific that folks are even considering eating low on the glycemic index. I just want to offer a few alternatives to go even lower! Snow peas are tasty but they are higher in carbs than many other veggies. So how about cabbage or bean sprouts with the Asian beef. And definitely use the low sodium soy sauce or part soy, part chicken broth. Brown rice is a better accompaniment than white rice by far. Remember that a portion is just 1/2 cup. Low glycemic eating can be a challenge but it really makes a difference in weight loss and avoiding type II Diabetes.