Name: Kent’s Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8

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Portions:
8

Serving Size:
1 cup

Diet Types:

Diabetes
Dialysis

Ingredients

8 ounces whole wheat spaghetti, uncooked
1-1/2 pounds ground beef
1 cup onion
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon garlic powder
14 ounces spaghetti sauce

Preparation

Prepare spaghetti according to package directions, but omit the salt.
In a large skillet, brown ground beef with onion. Drain fat.
Add brown sugar, Italian seasonings and garlic powder. Cook for 2 minutes.
Add spaghetti sauce and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
Drain pasta and stir into the sauce.
Toss and serve.

Helpful hints

Brown sugar takes the harshness out of the tomato sauce. Kent’s children love the sauce prepared this way.
Check labels on spaghetti sauce and select a brand lower in sodium.
Spaghetti sauce, like other tomato products, is high in potassium. By limiting the portion to 1/4-cup per serving, this recipe is acceptable for a low-potassium diet.
Suggested sides include iceberg lettuce with low-sodium Italian dressing, Italian bread toasted with garlic spread and a small glass of lemon-lime soda.
Refrigerate or freeze leftovers for a quick meal later.
If you do not like whole wheat spaghetti, white spaghetti may be substituted.

Nutrients per serving

Calories 317

Protein 23 g

Carbohydrates 36 g

Fat 9 g

Cholesterol 58 mg

Sodium 269 mg

Potassium 538 mg

Phosphorus 256 mg

Calcium 52 mg

Fiber 4.7 g

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

2-1/2 meat
1-1/2 starch
1 vegetable, high potassium
1/2 high-calorie

Carbohydrate choices

2-1/2

Submitted by: DaVita patient Kent from Idaho.

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