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Portions:
24 servings
Serving
Size:
2 meatballs
- Diet
Types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup onion
- 3 pounds ground beef
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup rice milk, unenriched
- 1 cup oatmeal, uncooked
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/3 cup water
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Dice onion and beat eggs.
- Combine all ingredients, except barbecue sauce and water, in a large bowl and mix together.
- Roll into 1” balls and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through.
- Combine barbecue sauce and water in a warming dish or Crock pot® on low temperature setting. Add meatballs and stir. Cover until ready to serve.
Helpful hints
- Instead of using commercial barbecue sauce, serve with Zesty Barbecue Sauce from the DaVita.com recipe collection. Sodium content is much lower.
- Make meatballs ahead and refrigerate. When ready to serve, heat ingredients together and transfer to a warming dish.
Submitted by: DaVita dietitian Kathy, MS, RD, LDN, CSR, from Pennsylvania.
Nutrients per serving
Calories 176
Protein 11 g
Carbohydrates 6 g
Fat 12 g
Cholesterol 55 mg
Sodium 180 mg
Potassium 208 mg
Phosphorus 107 mg
Calcium 24 mg
Fiber 0.5 g
Added Sugar 4 g
Kidney and kidney diabetic food choices
- 1-1/2 meat
- 1/2 fat
- 1/2 high calorie
Carbohydrate choices
1/2
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