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Power Up with Popeye: 12 Delicious Low FODMAP Recipes Featuring Spinach as the Star!

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12 recipes to get you loving spinach – if you don’t already! We do, for its versatility as a nutritious leafy green that we enjoy both raw and cooked. Packed with vitamin C as well as potassium, vitamin E, and magnesium, it can be part of a delicious and healthy diet. We have a dozen recipes for you from smoothies to frittatas, dips to main dishes, including a stuffed meatloaf that is company worthy.

Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip

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Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip. Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson.

We love a hot dip at a party and if there is a hot spinach-artichoke dip, we are diving in! This dip is perfect anytime you want a hot dip to please the hordes. Choose a crusty, round sourdough bread for the “bowl” and set out pieces of the inside (cubed) and vegetables for dippers. Get the recipe for Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip.

Spinach & Blue Cheese Polenta with Slow Roasted Tomatoes

Polenta, that humble dish of cooked cornmeal, is the perfect platform for bold flavors, like blue cheese, spinach, and rich, slow-roasted tomatoes. This dish is perfect for brunch, lunch or even a light dinner. It makes a hearty and warming vegetarian main dish. Get the recipe for Spinach & Blue Cheese Polenta with Slow Roasted Tomatoes.

Beef Tenderloin Stuffed with Goat Cheese, Spinach & Sun-Dried Tomatoes

This is one of those dishes that looks fancy, and it is, but it is incredibly easy to make. Beef tenderloin so tender that you can cut it with a fork, stuffed with goat cheese spinach and sun-dried tomatoes. This dish works well hot, or even just warm, and his perfect just sit out on a buffet. Make this for a special occasion; guests will ask for the recipe. Get the recipe for Beef Tenderloin Stuffed with Goat Cheese, Spinach & Sun-Dried Tomatoes.

Lactose-Free Creamed Spinach

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Lactose-Free Creamed Spinach. Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson.

Creamed spinach is a classic and we have figured out how to make a lactose-free version for those following a lactose-free diet. Easy to make, we love this as a side dish to a holiday ham or roast beef. Get the recipe for Lactose-Free Creamed Spinach.

Low FODMAP Spanakopita

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Low FODMAP Spanakopita. Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson.

Our version of spanakopita is low FODMAP. It does rely on classic wheat-based filo dough, but in portions that are compliant with the diet. And our version is lactose-free, too! So, if you’ve been looking for a spanakopita that you can eat without triggering IBS symptoms, this one is it. Get the recipe for Low FODMAP Spanakopita.

Meatloaf Stuffed with Spinach & Provolone

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Meatloaf Stuffed with Spinach & Provolone. Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson.

After you try our stuff to meatloaf, you may never think about meatloaf the same way again! This one is elegant enough for company, with us stuffing of spinach, provolone cheese, and roasted red peppers. How do you get all those tasty ingredients rolled up inside the meatloaf? We show you step-by-step. Get the recipe for Meatloaf Stuffed with Spinach & Provolone.

Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing, Chicken, Blue Cheese & Strawberries

This Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing is a fantastic warm-weather dinner, or a very hearty lunch. The salty blue cheese, sweet strawberries, tender chicken, and crisp bacon are a combo you will want to revisit again and again. Get the recipe for Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing, Chicken, Blue Cheese & Strawberries.

Gluten-Free Chicken & Spinach Lasagna Bake with Four Cheeses

Tender skinless and boneless chicken breasts, fresh spinach, gluten-free pasta and four cheeses: mozzarella, Gruyere, Parmesan, and lactose-free cottage cheese. This lasagna is an elegant departure from a traditional red sauce-based lasagna, but of course, we have those recipes, too. Get the recipe for Gluten-Free Chicken & Spinach Lasagna Bake with Four Cheeses.

Four Cheese Baked Penne

Low FODMAP Recipe for Four Cheese Baked Penne
Four Cheese Baked Penne. Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson.

This baked pasta dish can be made in a casserole, but how impressive is it to be able to unmold it and present it as seen in the image above? All you need is a 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan. Penne (we like Jovial), a silky-smooth white sauce, Parmigiano Reggiano, feta, Havarti and cottage cheese with spinach and tomatoes. Present at a dinner party and await the oohs and aahs. Get the recipe for Four Cheese Baked Penne.

Quinoa, Greens & Bell Pepper Puff

Low FODMAP Quinoa, Greens & Bell Pepper Puff overhead image in blue casserole
Quinoa, Greens & Bell Pepper Puff. Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson.

This makes a great side dish or vegetarian main dish: high protein quinoa with eggs, spinach, kale, red bell pepper, leeks, scallions, and Gruyere. Get the recipe for Quinoa, Greens & Bell Pepper Puff.

Everyday Green Smoothie

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Everyday Green Smoothie. Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson.

There are many recipes for green smoothies, but we think ours is the best! The combination of tender spinach and cucumber, kiwi and green grapes balances sweet and tarte perfectly. Get the recipe for Everyday Green Smoothie.

Gluten-Free Pasta Primavera

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Gluten-Free Pasta Primavera. Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson.

This dish of pasta Primavera just says spring! Al dente pasta, in this case gluten-free, is combined with loads of fresh arugula and spinach, chives, asparagus, peas, fresh herbs and Parmesan. Get the recipe for Gluten-Free Pasta Primavera.

36 Dishes You Didn’t Know You Could Make With Rice Noodles

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Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson from FODMAP Everyday®.

Rice noodles are naturally gluten-free, but that isn’t the only reason to cook with them. They are delicious unto themselves, come in a variety of shapes, and are the noodle of choice in so many Asian-inspired recipes. But it doesn’t stop there! There are rice-based lasagna noodles, shells, manicotti, elbows…From soups to main dishes, casseroles, salads and summer rolls, we have 36 recipes for you to get you slurping with joy. Click for 36 Dishes You Didn’t Know You Could Make With Rice Noodles

30 Quick & Easy Recipes For A Happy Gut: Low FODMAP and Flavor Packed

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Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson from FODMAP Everyday®.

At FODMAP Everyday® we define “Quick” as a dish that can be on the table, ready to eat, in 30 minutes or less. “Easy” recipes have 15 minutes or less of prep time. All of these recipes are low FODMAP and free of gluten so they can be served to tender tummies too! Click for 30 Quick & Easy Recipes For A Happy Gut: Low FODMAP and Flavor Packed

Grab A Rotisserie Chicken On Your Way Home And Make Any Of These 18 Delicious Meals In Minutes

Low FODMAP Chicken Papaya Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing on oval platter; marble surface

Grabbing a rotisserie chicken at the supermarket is not “cheating” by any stretch of the imagination. Having cooked chicken ready to use is a great jump-start to all sorts of creative recipes – from salads to main dishes, lunches and dinners – and is a brilliant move, in our book. Click for Grab A Rotisserie Chicken On Your Way Home And Make Any Of These 18 Delicious Meals In Minutes

Easy and Tasty: 34 Sides to Serve with Rotisserie Chicken for a Stress-Free Meal

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Garlic Herb Corn on the Cob. Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson.

We buy a rotisserie chicken every week – and enjoy the bounty for days. But we like to mix it up; potatoes, veggies (hot and cold), pasta – there are many ways to enjoy that chicken and to turn it into a meal. Here are our 34 community favorites. Click here for Easy and Tasty: 34 Sides to Serve with Rotisserie Chicken for a Stress-Free Meal

9 Insanely Delicious Easy Homemade Chicken Wing Recipes

Low FODMAP Hot Honey Chicken Wings in cast iron pan set on rack

Entire restaurants build their menu around chicken wings, but we’re going to show you how to make the best chicken wings at home – and they’re easier than you think. Most of these recipes are baked, not fried, so you will not only save on calories, but also have less mess and spend less time in the kitchen. Click here for 9 Insanely Delicious Easy Homemade Chicken Wing Recipes

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