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Portions:
2
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Serving
Size:
1 pita pizza
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- Diet
Types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Lower Protein
Ingredients
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup onion
- 1/4 cup bell pepper
- 2 ounces lean ground pork
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- nonstick cooking spray
- 2 pieces pita bread, 6-inch size
- 2 tablespoons chunky tomato sauce
- 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- Mince garlic; chop onion and bell pepper.
- Combine ground meat, pepper flakes, fennel, garlic, onion and bell pepper in a nonstick frying pan. Sauté until cooked.
- Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and place the pitas on it. Sprinkle with cooked meat and vegetable mixture.
- Spread 1 tablespoon tomato sauce on top of meat and vegetables. Sprinkle half the cheese over the top of each pita pizza.
- Bake for 5 to 8 minutes until cheese is bubbly.
Helpful hints
- This Pita Pizza would go well with a piece of fruit such as an apple or pear. You might also choose to snack on a few low sodium pretzels.
Submitted by: Recipe from "Cooking for David: A Culinary Dialysis Cookbook" by Sara Colman, RD, CDE and Dorothy Gordon, BS, RN. DaVita dietitian Sara from California.
Nutrients per serving
Calories 284
Protein 16 g
Carbohydrates 34 g
Fat 10 g
Cholesterol 138 mg
Sodium 381 mg
Potassium 303 mg
Phosphorus 189 mg
Calcium 117 mg
Fiber 1.0 g
Added Sugar 1 g
Kidney and kidney diabetic food choices
- 1 meat
- 2 starch
- 1 vegetable, low potassium
- 1 fat
Carbohydrate choices
2
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