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Recipe tags: Chicken, Mexican
Rice, pasta and breads

Mexican Chicken Pizza

Diet - Dialysis, Diabetes

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Shelli from Michigan.

Servings  4
Serving size   1 pizza
Ingredients
  • four 6" flour tortillas
  • nonstick cooking spray
  • 1 cup canned, no salt-added whole-kernel corn, drained
  • 1/4 cup onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup red peppers, diced
  • 2 cups roasted chicken breast, diced
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese
  • 4 teaspoons fresh cilantro, chopped
Preparation
  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. Place flour tortillas on a baking sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray.  Bake at 350° F for 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from oven; stack and press down to flatten. Set aside.
  3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; coat pan with cooking spray.
  4. Add corn to skillet and cook 1 minute or until lightly charred. Add onions, red peppers, chicken and garlic; cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
  5. Remove from heat; stir in lime juice.
  6. Place tortillas on baking sheet. Spoon 3/4-cup chicken mixture onto each tortilla; top each with 2 tablespoons of cheese. Bake at 350° F for 2 minutes or until the cheese melts.
  7. Remove from oven and sprinkle each pizza with 1 teaspoon cilantro.
Nutrients per serving
  • Calories: 309
  • Protein: 26 g
  • Carbohydrates: 31 g
  • Fat: 9 g
  • Cholesterol: 59 mg
  • Sodium: 253 mg
  • Potassium: 329 mg
  • Phosphorus: 250 mg
  • Calcium:  120 mg
  • Fiber:   2.1 g

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

  • 3 meat
  • 1-1/2 starch
  • 1 vegetable
Carbohydrate choices  2

Helpful hints

  • Always select natural cheeses instead of processed cheese. Sodium and phosphorus contents are usually lower in natural cheeses.
  • Stick with the recommended cheese portion (2 tablespoons per pizza—or less) to keep phosphorus in a reasonable range.
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Page last updated on: December 17, 2007
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