Serves 8
 
Ingredients:

• 2 cups white bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup of milk
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 red or green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup frozen corn, cooked and drained
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon chile powder (ground red chile has no added salt)
• 1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Soften bread crumbs in milk. Add onion, bell pepper, corn, egg, chile powder, and bread crumb mixture to ground beef and mix well. Press into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Bake 75 to 80 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Pour off any excess fat before slicing.

Note: For lower potassium, reduce or omit chile powder, bell pepper and corn.
 
Nutrient Analysis: Calories: 291; Fat: 18g; Protein: 18g; Phosphorus: 163mg; Potassium: 358mg; Sodium: 142mg
 
Renal and Renal Diabetic Exchanges: Two meat, one starch, one fat, one vegetable
 
This recipe is found in the Southwest Cookbook for People on Dialysis. It is a project of the El Paso Chapter Council on Renal Nutrition and the National Kidney Foundation of Texas, Inc.

This article originally appeared in the August 2009 issue of AAKP Diet Tips & Bits.