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Low-Sugar

I've gathered hundreds of recipes for you right here that contain little to no sugar. These delicious and satisfying dishes are naturally low in sugar, yet high in flavor, ensuring you won't miss a thing. When sugar is used, it's only in small amounts to balance the flavors. Feel free to adjust the quantity or even eliminate it altogether based on your preferences. Enjoy guilt-free indulgence with these fantastic low-sugar recipes!

  • Asari Miso Soup
  • This delicious plant-based Okonomiyaki is loaded with cabbage, scallions and shiitake mushrooms.
    Vegan Okonomiyaki
  • An overhead view showcases bronzed chicken thighs bathing in glossy mustard gravy, steam curling up to invite a hearty spoonful.
    Poulet à la Moutarde
  • A good dashi is the key to good miso soup, and this easy dashi recipe uses just 2 ingredients and comes together in minutes.
    How to Make Dashi
  • These blue mashed potatoes use a delicious natural coloring you can get anywhere. Perfect for July 4th.
    Blue Mashed Potatoes
  • Roast Chicken with Crispy Skin
  • Tangy Hot and Sour Soup in an earthenware bowl.
    Hot and Sour Soup
  • With tender seasoned hamburger patties smothered in pan-gravy, topped with a fried egg and crispy fried onions, Loco Moco is a mouthwatering Hawaiian classic that's easy to make and satisfying.
    Loco Moco
  • This mouthwatering bowl of Arroz Caldo (Filipino Chicken and Rice Porridge) is garnished with chicken cracklins, crispy garlic, a soft boiled egg, scallions, and Calamansi.
    Arroz Caldo (Chicken Porridge)
  • Best Buttermilk Fried Chicken
  • Steaming chicken between layers of cabbage with onions, garlic, tomatoes and bacon makes this chicken stew easy and delicious!
    Cabbage & Chicken Stew
  • Glistening Japanese short-grain rice in a blue flower bowl.
    How to Cook Japanese Short-Grain Rice
  • Takenoko Gohan (Bamboo Rice)
  • Kanpaccio (Kanpachi Carpaccio) is a delightfully simple appetizer with paperthin slices of Kanpachi (Greater Amberjack) seasoned with olive oil, cheese and lime zest.
    Kanpachi Carpaccio (Kanpaccio)
  • Kimchi Risotto
  • Masoor Dal
  • Simple Japanese shrimp spaghetti with nori cream sauce and watercress.
    Japanese Shrimp Pasta
  • Golden fried wontons filled with pork and shrimp, piled in a bamboo basket and garnished with scallions, served alongside a small bowl of sweet chili dipping sauce.
    Crispy Fried Wontons
  • This super creamy Champ, loaded with sweet tender scallions would make for a great side with anything, but I've added some nutty gorgonzola which takes these mashed potatoes to another level.
    Champ
  • Ebi Fry is a Japanese fried shrimp that's coated in a ultra-crisp layer of panko breakcrumbs.
    Ebi Fry (Japanese Fried Shrimp)
  • Arroz con Pollo
  • Delicious hot Spinach Dip that's plant-based.
    Vegan Spinach Dip
  • Patatas Bravas with Allioli
  • This vegan plant-based pho is so simple and yet the umami-packed mushroom broth is loaded with all the trademark flavors of traditional pho.This vegan plant-based pho is so simple and yet the umami-packed mushroom broth is loaded with all the trademark flavors of traditional pho.
    Vegan Pho
  • Close-up shot of a wooden bowl filled with homemade kinako powder, its golden hue hinting at its rich, nutty flavor. With kinako doughnuts and kinako butter in the background.
    Kinako (Roasted Soybean Powder)
  • How to make a perfect Eggs Benedict, with ham, avocado and a poached egg slathered with a citrusy Hollandaise sauce.
    Best Eggs Benedict
  • Soupe de Poissons à la Sétoise
  • Creamy uni pasta with spaghetti, garnished with fresh uni and green shiso.
    Uni Pasta (Japanese Sea Urchin Spaghetti)
  • A colorful display of vegetables makes this soup appetizing even before you take a bite.
    Soup Curry
  • Perfect Sunny Side Up Eggs
  • Close-up of matsutake risotto with a seared mushroom cap slices and microgreens, warm fall backdrop.
    Matsutake Mushroom Risotto
  • This easy trick will make your poached eggs perfectly oval without whispy egg whites.
    How to Make Poached Eggs
  • The best Spicy Salmon Poke recipe. With rich salmon, creamy avocado, crunchy tobiko, sweet onions and fresh cilantro seasoned with a sriracha sesame sauce and served over a bowl of hot rice.
    Spicy Salmon Poke
  • Cheesy and delicious savory granola bars are loaded with cheddar, parmesan, oats, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and chia seeds and baked until crisp.
    Cheesy Savory Granola Bars
  • Sole Meunière
  • Braised Lamb with Israeli Couscous
  • Easy Macaroni and Cheese
  • These meatless gyoza (Japanese dumplings) are just as flavorful as the original with a crisp pan-fried bottom and steamed noodly top.
    Vegetable Gyoza (Vegan)
  • Ragù Alla Bolognese
  • A bowl of Bak Kut Teh
    Bak Kut Teh (Spare Rib Soup)
  • Penne all'Arrabbiata
  • A spread for bread and vegetables made with mentaiko (spicy cod roe) and mascarpone cheese.
    Creamy Mentaiko Bread Spread

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