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Recipe tags: Southern, Stove Top, Vegetarian

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Vegetables

Low Potassium Style Stewed Potatoes

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

Portions:  4                   

Serving size: 1/2 cup potatoes with 3 tablespoons sauce

Ingredients

• 2 cups potatoes, peeled and cut
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup nondairy creamer
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic or onion powder 
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose white flour

Preparation

1. Peel and cut potatoes into bite-sized pieces and soak in a gallon of tap water for 2 to 4 hours to reduce potassium.  Drain and discard water.
2. Place potatoes in a saucepan with 4 cups water and boil over medium heat for 15 minutes or until cooked. 
3. Drain potatoes, discard water and return to pan.  Add 1/2 cup hot water, nondairy creamer, garlic or onion powder, pepper and margarine.  Heat to a boil.
4. Combine 2 teaspoons flour in a tablespoon of cold tap water.  Stir into potatoes and continue stirring until liquid thickens.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 184
• Protein: 2 g
• Carbohydrate: 25 g
• Fat: 8 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg
• Sodium: 90 mg
• Potassium: 161 mg
• Phosphorus: 65 mg
• Calcium: 11 mg
• Fiber: 1.7 g

Renal  and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 1 starch
• 1 vegetable, medium potassium
• 1/2 nondairy

Carbohydrate Choices

• 2

Helpful hints

• Soaking potatoes is very important to reduce potassium.  Potatoes are very in high potassium.  Consuming high potassium foods in advanced kidney disease may cause high blood potassium levels, muscle weakness and heart failure.
• Add a little water if sauce thickens too much.

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