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Recipe tags: Bake, Beef, Mexican, One dish meal

Meats and seafood

Ground Beef Casserole with Cornbread Topping

Recipe created exclusively for DaVita.com by DaVita dietitian Sara, RD, CSR, CDE, from California.

Portions: 6

Serving size: 1-1/4 cups

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, diced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano, ground
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 cup nondairy creamer
• 1 cup low cholesterol egg substitute
• 3 cups Southern-style Cornbread, crumbled (see recipe)
• 1/2 cup jalapeno peppers

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Brown ground beef with onion and bell pepper in a skillet over medium heat. Drain fat.
3. Add salt, chili powder, cayenne, oregano and garlic powder. Stir to mix. Spray a 2-quart casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray. Pour beef mixture into dish.
4. In a medium bowl, combine nondairy creamer and egg substitute. Stir in crumbled cornbread and jalapeno peppers until ingredients are combined. Do not over mix. Spoon over beef mixture. Bake 30 minutes or until cornbread topping is browned.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 336
• Protein: 19 g
• Carbohydrate: 15 g
• Fat: 22 g
• Cholesterol: 68 mg
• Sodium: 302 mg
• Potassium: 408 mg
• Phosphorus: 156 mg
• Calcium: 47 mg
• Fiber: 2.0 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

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

Carbohydrate Choices

• 1

Helpful hints

• A great way to use leftover cornbread. Try DaVita.com’s recipe for Southern-style Cornbread—it’s low in sodium and phosphorus, but full or flavor!

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  meredith s. says:

tHIS WAS JUST A LITTLE TOO HOT FOR ME...BUT I STILL LOVED IT....

Reviewed: May. 31, 2008, 8:31 PM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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