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Chorizo and Egg Tortilla
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Serving
Size:
1/4 cup chorizo, one egg, 2 tortillas
- Diet
Types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chorizo
- 1 large egg
- 2 corn tortillas, 6-inch size
Preparation
- Cook 1/4-cup portion Easy Chorizo in a skillet on stove top, chopping meat into fine crumbles with a spatula.
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Drain excess fat and water, if needed. Once meat is thoroughly cooked, add 1 egg, stirring to combine as egg is cooking.
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Serve with 2 corn tortillas.
Helpful hints
- Use the Easy Chorizo recipe on DaVita.com to make your own lower sodium chorizo.
- If using store-bought chorizo on a gluten-free diet, check to be sure it is gluten-free.
- DaVita.com has recipes for Corn Tortillas and Flour Tortillas.
- Use liquid low-cholesterol egg substitute instead of egg if desired.
Nutrients per serving
Calories 346
Protein 21 g
Carbohydrates 25 g
Fat 18 g
Cholesterol 224 mg
Sodium 316 mg
Potassium 397 mg
Phosphorus 278 mg
Calcium 94 mg
Fiber 3.1 g
Renal and renal diabetic food choices
- 2-1/2 meat
- 2 starch
- 1 fat
Carbohydrate choices
2
Submitted by: DaVita renal dietitian Elaine from Arizona.
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