BBQ Chicken Pita Pizza - Kidney Friendly

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BBQ Chicken Pita Pizza

Diet - CKD, Dialysis, Diabetes

Recipe submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Shannon from Illinois.

Portions: 2 

Serving size: 1 pita pizza

Ingredients

    * 2 white pita breads (6-1/2” diameter-regular size)
    * 3 tablespoons low sodium Spicy BBQ Sauce (see DaVita.com recipe)
    * 1/4 cup chopped purple or yellow onion
    * 2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
    * 4 ounces cooked chicken, cubed
    * few dashes garlic powder

Preparation

   1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
   2. Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and place 2 pitas on sheet.
   3. Spread 1-1/2 tablespoon BBQ sauce on each pita.
   4. Chop onion to your liking and spread over pitas equally.
   5. Spread cubed chicken over pitas equally.
   6. Sprinkle feta cheese over pitas equally.
   7. Sprinkle pitas with garlic powder.
   8. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes.

Nutrients per serving

    * Calories: 320
    * Protein:  23 g
    * Carbohydrate: 37 g
    * Fat: 9 g
    * Cholesterol:  55 mg
    * Sodium:  523 mg
    * Potassium:  255 mg
    * Phosphorus: 221 mg
    * Calcium:  163 mg
    * Fiber:  2.4 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

    * 2-1/2 meat
    * 2 starch
    * 1/2 vegetable, low potassium

Carbohydrate Choices

    * 2-1/2

Helpful Hints

    * Eat pita pizzas promptly after baking; otherwise they may become too crispy.
    * Check the nutrition labels and buy the brand of feta cheese and pitas with the lowest amount of sodium.
    * To keep sodium lower use Spicy BBQ Sauce from the recipe shown below. It has only 43 mg sodium per 2 tablespoons compared to 125-460 mg sodium in commercially prepared barbecue sauce.

Spicy BBQ Sauce

DietType - CKD, Dialysis, Diabetes

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Beverly from Georgia.

Portions: 16       

Serving size: 2 tablespoons
Ingredients


      * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
   
      * 1 tablespoon flour
   
      *  1/4 cup dark corn syrup
   
      * 1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
   
      * 1/4 cup onion, chopped
   
      * 1 cup water
   
      * 2 teaspoon dry mustard
   
      * 2 tablespoons tomato paste
   
      * 1 teaspoon Tabasco® sauce
   
      * 1 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet® seasoning
   
      * 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

   1.
      Stir oil and flour together to make a paste.
   2.
      Add remaining ingredients.
   3.
      Cook the mixture on low heat until it thickens.
   4.
      Brush sauce on baked or grilled meat.

Nutrients per serving

    *
      Calories: 38
    *
      Protein: 0 g
    *
      Carbohydrate: 5 g
    *
      Fat: 2 g
    *
      Cholesterol: 0 mg
    *
      Sodium: 49 mg
    *
      Potassium: 30 mg
    *
      Phosphorus: 4 mg
    *
      Calcium: 2 mg
    *
      Fiber: 0.1 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

    *
      1/4 vegetable, low potassium
    *
      1/2 fat