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Chicken Fajitas
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Portions:
4
Serving
Size:
2 fajitas
- Diet
Types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
Ingredients
- 8 flour tortillas, 6" size
- 1/4 cup green pepper
- 1/4 cup red pepper
- 1/2 cup onion
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 12 ounces boneless chicken breasts
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 300° F. Wrap tortillas in foil; heat in oven for 10 minutes.
- Chop the peppers, onion and cilantro. Cut chicken breasts into 1" strips.
- Place oil in nonstick frying pan over medium heat; add chicken, seasonings and lemon juice. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add peppers and onion to frying pan; cook for 3 to 5 minutes more or until chicken is no longer pink and juice run clear. Add cilantro to chicken mixture.
- Divide chicken mixture between tortillas; fold tortillas over.
Helpful hints
- For a lower protein diet decrease chicken portion to match your meal plan.
Nutrients per serving
Calories 343
Protein 24 g
Carbohydrates 33 g
Fat 13 g
Cholesterol 53 mg
Sodium 281 mg
Potassium 331 mg
Phosphorus 196 mg
Calcium 23 mg
Fiber 2.0 g
Renal and renal diabetic food choices
- 3 meat
- 2 starch
- 1 vegetable, low potassium
Carbohydrate choices
2
Submitted by: Recipe from “Cooking for David: A Culinary Dialysis Cookbook” by Sara Colman, RD, CSR, CDE and Dorothy Gordon, RN. Recipe modified and submitted by DaVita dietitian Heather from Georgia.
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