"MORE" kidney friendly ham and beans
This recipe includes modifications to make it more of a renal diet recipe. Although potassium has been decreased from a typical ham and beans recipe, it is still a high amount. If you are following a potassium restriction please be wise with your portion size or talk with your dietitian about how to fit this in your diet.
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Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 293kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup low sodium ham
- 1 cup baby lima beans raw
- 1 cup white or brown rice raw
- 1.5 cups onion diced
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 32 oz low sodium chicken broth
- 2 jalapeno peppers optional
Instructions
- Add beans and rice in the pressure cooker with 2 cups water and the low sodium chicken broth. Cook per pressure cooker instructions (we did 45 minutes for our dry, unsoaked beans - 20 minutes at pressure and then natural release.
- While the beans are cooking, chop and sauté onion and garlic in oil. In a small bowl, make a seasoning mix by combining the vinegar, honey, paprika, salt, pepper, and jalapenos. Once rice and beans and finished, add the onion, garlic, your seasoning mix, and ham. Mix until fully combined. Serve. Can garnish with chives.
Notes
Note: You can also make this recipe with traditional soak and cook methods. It may be difficult to find unsalted baby lima beans in can for this recipe. Substitutions of cannellini beans or other white beans will increase potassium content.
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 305mg | Potassium: 477mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 226IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg
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