Cozy Low Sugar Winter Dinner Recipes, the Dr. Carolyn Dean Way: Low-Sugar Comfort Foods That Truly Nourish

As I share in Total Body ReSet, “The building blocks your body craves are simple: minerals, real food, hydration, and warmth.” Cozy winter meals express these foundations beautifully when they’re crafted with intention. These are exactly the kinds of low sugar winter dinner recipes that support the body all season long.

Today, we’re celebrating two of my favorite Phase I dishes—Chicken Curry and Slow-Cooker Turkey Breast—reimagined as star players in a winter kitchen that is low-sugar, yeast-aware, and filled with low sugar winter dinner recipes that nourish deeply.

For the full recipe details, you can view them in The Sugar-Free Kitchen Cookbook.

Warming Chicken Curry: A Mineral-Rich, Low-Sugar Comfort Bowl

In Sugar Without the Icing, I explain that winter cravings often stem from mineral depletion, not true hunger. Sugar robs the cells of magnesium, leaving the body anxious, fatigued, and hungry for comforting foods that will never satisfy.

This Chicken Curry delivers the comfort we crave—without the sugar crash, making it one of the most satisfying low sugar winter dinner recipes for cold evenings.

Chicken Curry Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1½ Tbsp coconut oil
• 1 medium/large onion, chopped
• 3 cloves crushed garlic
• 1 tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• 1¼ pounds boneless chicken breast, bite-sized
• 2 Tbsp tomato paste
• 1 can (15 oz) coconut milk
• ½ cup water
• 1 red or yellow bell pepper, sliced
• 4 carrots, sliced thin
• 5 cups thinly sliced kale, collards, or chard
• Sea salt & pepper
• ⅛ tsp cayenne (optional)

Why Chicken Curry Supports Winter Wellness

• Magnesium-supportive leafy greens help calm nerves and muscles, making this one of the best magnesium-rich meals for winter.
• Warming spices enhance digestion (a key Yeast ReSet principle)
• Naturally low in sugar and stabilizing to blood sugar, this dish is one of our top blood sugar stabilizing recipes for the colder months.
• Creamy comfort without dairy dependency
• Ideal for cold evenings when the body needs warmth, grounding, and easy digestion

Magnesium-rich foods help regulate the nervous system, muscles, and digestion— making dishes like this especially supportive for winter’s physical and emotional demands.

Slow-Cooker Turkey Breast: The Ultimate Cold-Weather Nourishment

There’s nothing quite as grounding— or uplifting— as the aroma of herbs, broth, and slow-cooked turkey filling the home. This is the kind of cooking I encourage you to embrace this hectic winter season: food that soothes the nervous system and gently brings the adrenals back into rhythm.

This slow-cooker turkey breast is one of those healthy slow-cooker winter dinners that feels grounding, comforting, and deeply nourishing.

Slow-Cooker Turkey Breast Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp ghee or olive oil
• 1 medium onion, in chunks
• 2 small carrots, scrubbed & chunked
• 1 large celery stalk, chunked
• 4–6 cloves crushed garlic
• 1–2 cups chicken broth
• 3–4 sprigs fresh thyme
• Several fresh sage leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• Turkey breast (bone-in, skin-on), about 7 lbs
• Sea salt & pepper

Why This Turkey Dish Belongs in Your Winter Kitchen

• High-quality protein to stabilize blood sugar
• Broth-based hydration that delivers minerals directly into cells
• Warm, slow-cooked vegetables support gentle digestion
• Makes generous leftovers—perfect for busy, low-energy winter days

Warm, cooked foods are easier on the digestive system and allow the immune system to do its job. This turkey dish does exactly that.

For step-by-step instructions, go to the Sugar-Free Kitchen Cookbook