IBD-Friendly Recipes for Crohn's & Colitis
Recipes built around the four IBD-friendly building blocks
Browse recipes screened for lean protein, minimal solid fat, low abrasive fiber, and minimal processing — a computed guide for IBD-conscious cooking.
Tips for IBD-Friendly Recipes
- Every recipe here is screened for lean protein (≥25g/serving) with no fatty or processed meat
- Solid fats like butter and cream are capped at 5g/serving in favor of oils
- Recipes avoid abrasive high-fiber ingredients like nuts, seeds, corn, and bran
- Sodium is capped at 1500mg/serving and processed additives are excluded
Recipes
- Jerk Chicken Recipe — GL 5.0 (low)
- Sheet Pan Flank Steak with Garlic Roasted Potatoes — GL 17.2 (medium)
- Mini Meatloaf Recipe — GL 10.6 (medium)
- Pumpkin Spice Salmon Bowl — GL 39.6 (high)
- Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Recipe — GL 10.7 (medium)
- Oven Roasted Paprika Chicken and Veggies with Marinade — GL 10.0 (medium)
- Easy Parmesan Crusted Chicken Recipe — GL 9.7 (low)
- Easy Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe — GL 5.4 (low)
- Yellow Curry Chicken with Green Beans and Potatoes — GL 15.8 (medium)
- Grilled Chicken Sandwich — GL 16.8 (medium)
- Artichoke Ratatouille Chicken — GL 1.3 (low)
- Zucchini Lasagna — GL 3.7 (low)
- Vegetable Pasta — GL 17.4 (medium)
- Chipotle's Chicken/Steak Marinade & Rice — GL 14.8 (medium)
- Soy-Grilled Mahi Mahi with Korean Dipping Sauce — GL 4.3 (low)
- Pasta With Chicken, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Gorgonzola and Pine Nuts — GL 40.5 (high)
- Baked Herb-crusted Chicken Breasts — GL 15.0 (medium)
- Arroz Caldoso (Spanish Brothy Rice) — GL 43.7 (high)
- Homemade sweet stir-fry — GL 13.4 (medium)
- Italian Beef and Bean Stew — GL 8.4 (low)
- Sheet Pan Mini Meatloaves with Crispy Broccoli and Mustard Glazed Potatoes — GL 20.3 (high)
- Easy Chicken and Veggie Sheet Pan Dinner — GL 13.0 (medium)
- Sheet Pan Apricot Chicken and Broccoli — GL 14.5 (medium)
- Texas Chili — GL 1.0 (low)
- Sloppy Joe — GL 41.0 (high)
- Shrimp Cauliflower Fried Rice — GL 0.9 (low)
- Chicken Fritters — GL 14.5 (medium)
- 20-Minute Panko-Crusted Rockfish Fillets — GL 18.0 (medium)
- Mediterranean Salmon and Lentils — GL 8.8 (low)
- Honey Mustard Chicken Salad — GL 4.4 (low)
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