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Recipe tags: Bake, Beef, One dish meal, Stove Top
Meats and seafood

Stuffed Green Peppers     

 

Recipes from Cooking for David: A Culinary Dialysis Cookbook written by Sara Colman, RD, CSR, CDE and Dorothy Gordon, RN and submitted by DaVita dietitian Sara in California.

Portions: 6

Serving size: 1 pepper half

Ingredients

  • 3 green bell peppers
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 teaspoons unsalted margarine (divided use)
  • 1/4 cup onion, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons thick and chunky mild salsa
  • 1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash® onion herb seasoning
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup soft white bread crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon paprika

Preparation

  1. Cut  peppers in half from stem to bottom. Remove seeds. Parboil 4 minutes.
  2. In a large frying pan cook ground beef. Remove meat and reserve. Discard pan drippings.
  3. Sauté onion in 1 teaspoon margarine until translucent. Add salsa, Mrs. Dash® herb seasoning, cooked rice and meat. Stir to combine.
  4. Stuff green pepper halves with the meat and rice mixture, and place into a shallow baking dish. Add 1/2 cup water to the pan.
  5. Combine bread crumbs, poultry seasoning and melted margarine. Sprinkle over stuffed peppers.
  6. Cover and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 minutes until browned.

Nutrients per serving

  • Calories: 259
  • Protein: 16 g
  • Carbohydrates: 20 g
  • Fat: 12 g
  • Cholesterol: 49 mg
  • Sodium: 152 mg
  • Potassium: 313 mg
  • Phosphorus: 132 mg 
  • Calcium: 29 mg
  • Fiber: 2.0 g 

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

  • 2 meat
  • 1 vegetable, medium potassium
  • 1 starch
  • 1 fat

Carbohydrate choices

  • 1
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