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Recipe tags: Chicken, Filipino, One dish meal, Potluck, Shrimp

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Rice, pasta and breads

Palabok

Recipe created by DaVita patient, Bonifacia, and submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Jennifer H. from California.

Portions: 15

Serving size: 1 cup

Ingredients

• one 12-ounce pack of rice sticks (Asian rice noodles)
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon spring onion
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 pound ground chicken or turkey
• 2 cups tofu, cut into small cubes
• 1-1/2 cups shrimp, boiled and peeled
• 3 cups water
• 2 packs of palabok mix (shrimp gravy mix)
• 1/2 cup chicharon, crushed ((pork rinds)
• 5 boiled eggs
• 1 lemon

Preparation 

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 305
• Protein: 17 g
• Carbohydrate: 39 g
• Fat: 9 g
• Cholesterol: 135 mg
• Sodium: 536 mg
• Potassium: 243 mg
• Phosphorus: 180 mg
• Calcium: 80 mg
• Fiber: 0.7 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 2 meat
• 2- 1/2starch

Carbohydrate Choices

•   2-1/2

Helpful Hints

• Ingredient definitions:
  • Rice sticks are noodles made from rice flour. Look for this product in an Asian market or substitute vermicelli.
  • Palabok mix is a dried shrimp gravy mix. Reduce the amount of palabok mix to reduce the sodium content.
  • Chicharones are fried pork rinds.
• All of the above items are high in sodium. Look for the lowest sodium brands. Due to the high sodium content of this recipe, limit portion to 1 cup and limit sodium intake from foods at other meals.
• Reduce the amount of palabok mix to reduce the sodium content if desired
• Use fewer eggs to reduce cholesterol and fat content.

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  Jen H. says:

This tastes as good as it does at a Filipino restaurant ~ takes some time to make, but totally worth it!

Reviewed: May. 14, 2008, 1:50 PM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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