
Portions:
4

Serving
Size:
1 stuffed bell pepper

- Diet
Types:
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Higher Potassium
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 4 red bell peppers
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (crush in palm of hand)
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels
- 10 ounces can Rotel® Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cut tops off each red pepper. Remove seeds and stems.
- Parboil peppers for about 4 minutes.
- In a large skillet heat canola oil and sauté onions until translucent.
- Add ground beef and stir meat around to separate.
- Add ground garlic powder, cumin and dried oregano to meat mixture.
- Add corn and canned tomatoes with chilies. Mix into meat mixture.
- Stand bell peppers in a 2-quart baking pan. Fill with meat mixture, adding any left over to pan.
- Cover and bake for 40 minutes.
Helpful hints
- If you want less heat add the mild version of canned tomatoes with chilies.
- Be sure to count as 2 vegetable servings if you are on a low potassium diet. To reduce the potassium to 534 mg add 1-1/2 cups of cooked rice, omit the corn and reduce canned tomatoes and chilies to 1/2 cup.
- Patients who do peritoneal dialysis or daily home hemodialysis often require a higher potassium intake. This recipe can help provide more potassium.
- For lower protein CKD-nondialysis diets reduce the ground beef to 1/2 pound of the amount recommended by your dietitian.
Submitted by: DaVita renal dietitian Odila from Texas.
Nutrients per serving
Calories 247
Protein 25 g
Carbohydrates 14 g
Fat 13 g
Cholesterol 73 mg
Sodium 352 mg
Potassium 682 mg
Phosphorus 235 mg
Calcium 42 mg
Fiber 3.1 g
Kidney and kidney diabetic food choices
- 3 meat
- 2 vegetable, medium potassium
Carbohydrate choices
1
Download Free Kidney-Friendly Cookbooks

Get instant access to recipes and kidney diet tips from DaVita dietitians.
GET MY FREE COOKBOOKS900,000+ Downloads So Far!
Kidney Diet Tips Blog
Recipes, tips and news for people on a kidney diet.
Save a Recipe
Sign In
Don't have an account?
Join the myDaVita community for access to free dining out guides, cookbooks and more!
Register For Free
Download
Cookbooks

Eating Out
Guides
See kidney-friendly food and drink choices to consider when eating out at your favorite restaurants. Choose from 12 cuisine types.
Save a Recipe
Sign In
Don't have an account?
Join the myDaVita community for access to free dining out guides, cookbooks and more!
Register For FreeReview a Recipe
Sign In
Write a Comment
Already have a myDaVita account? Sign in or register
Comments()