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Recipe tags: Budget, Chicken, Easy, One dish meal, Southern, Stove Top
Meats and seafood
Louisiana Style Stewed Chicken and Rice

Diet Type: Dialysis, Diabetes
Recipe submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Merlene from Michigan.
Portions: 6
Serving size: 1 drumstick, 1 wing plus 1/2 cup rice and 2 tablespoons gravy
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked white rice
- chicken (6 chicken wings and 6 drumsticks)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup onion, sliced
- 3/4 cup green bell pepper, sliced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose white flour
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- black pepper, to taste
- dash of red pepper, if desired
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth or chicken stock
- 1/2 cup water
Preparation
- Prepare rice according to package directions omitting salt.
- Rinse chicken parts in cold water. Pat dry with paper towels.
- Heat oil in skillet or pot; add chicken parts browning chicken on all sides.
- Add onion and green pepper.
- Sprinkle flour over vegetables and chicken parts, stirring to coat all pieces.
- Allow chicken and flour to brown for approximately 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, black pepper and red pepper.
- Stir in broth and water.
- Cover pot and allow to simmer for approximately 30 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. (Gravy will thicken as it simmers).
- Serve over white rice.
Nutrients per serving
- Calories: 383
- Protein: 26 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fat: 19 g
- Cholesterol: 128 mg
- Sodium: 139 mg
- Potassium: 320 mg
- Phosphorus: 227 mg
- Calcium: 31 mg
- Fiber: 0.8 g
Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices
- 3 meat
- 2 starch
- 1/2 vegetable, low potassium
Carbohydrate Choices
- 2
Helpful Hints
- May substitute other chicken parts or turkey necks for the meat.


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