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Recipe tags: Bake, Chicken, Italian

Meats and seafood

Basil Chicken

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Carla from Florida.

Portions:  4 servings

Serving size: 1 chicken breast

Ingredients

• 4 skinless chicken breast halves (trim visible fat)
• 1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 325° F. 
2. Place chicken breast halves in a glass baking pan. Pierce each breast with a fork several times to allow mixture to season and flavor as it cooks.
3. Melt butter in a glass mixing bowl in the microwave. Start at 15 seconds and stir to distribute heat.
4. To melted butter, add basil, parmesan cheese, garlic powder and Mrs. Dash®. Stir mixture with a fork or whisk.
5. Pour mixture evenly over chicken breasts making sure parmesan cheese is smoothly distributed.
6. Baked uncovered, basting every 10 minutes with mixture from the pan, for a total of about 25 minutes or until juices in chicken are clear, not pink.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 252
• Protein:27 g
• Carbohydrate: 0 g
• Fat: 16 g
• Cholesterol: 74 mg
• Sodium: 231 mg
• Potassium: 246 mg
• Phosphorus: 210 mg
• Calcium: 31 mg
• Fiber: 0.1 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 3-1/2 meat
• 1/2 fat

Helpful Hints

• Two tablespoons dried basil may be substituted if fresh basil is unavailable.
• Parmesan cheese contains 36 milligrams phosphorus for one tablespoon. The key is to limit recipe to a very small amount to keep phosphorus low.
• This recipe may be used in a CKD non-dialysis diet, but the portion size may need to be adjusted for a lower protein diet. Ask your dietitian about modifications for your individual protein requirements.

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