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Nutrients per serving

  • Calories  158
  • Protein  11 g
  • Carbohydrates  6 g
  • Fat  10 g
  • Cholesterol  55 mg
  • Sodium  167 mg
  • Potassium  154 mg
  • Phosphorus  91 mg
  • Calcium  24 mg
  • Fiber  0.5 g

Appetizers & snacks

Barbecue Meatballs

Diet types:

  • CKD non-dialysis
  • Dialysis
  • Diabetes


Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Kathy, MS, RD, LDN, CSR, from Pennsylvania.

Portions: 24 servings     Serving size: 2 meatballs

Ingredients

  • 3 poundsground beef
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup skim milk or nondairy milk substitute
  • 1 cup dry oatmeal flakes (Quaker® Quick Oats)
  • 1/2 cuponions, diced
  • 1 tablespoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce (look for the brand lowest in sodium or make your own)

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 375° F.
  2. Combine all ingredients, except barbecue sauce and milk or milk substitute, in a large bowl and mix together.
  3. Roll into 1” balls and place on a baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through.
  5. Combine barbecue sauce and water in a warming dish or crock pot on low temperature setting. Add meatballs and stir. Cover until ready to serve.

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

    • 1-1/2 meat
    • 1/2 fat
    • 1/2 high calorie

Carbohydrate choices

1/2

Helpful hints

    • Instead of using commercial barbecue sauce, serve with Zesty Barbecue Sauce. Sodium content is much lower.
    • Make meatballs ahead and refrigerate. When ready to serve, heat ingredients together and transfer to a warming dish.
 

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5 Comments | Average User Rating:

Rdcleto says:

great recipe. the patients love them we use stubbs origional bbq sauce, and bought the premade or frozen meat balls so it was easy, and tasted great.

Sep. 30, 2011, 8:21 AM - Inappropriate review?

Kobbler says:

To thin most bbq sauces I use white vinagar and water with dried spices or powders garlic onion and the like this makes a good maronade for chicken, and beef in slowcooker normaly 1to 1 mix of the fluids and spices to bring back to taste. if you must have a thick sauce use arrowroot or corn starch

Sep. 23, 2010, 9:19 AM - Inappropriate review?

emmajo79 says:

Patients thought these were a hit! However, the recipe does not say how much water to add to the BBQ sauce. I questimated and used 3/4c water to 1c store brand sauce and overall the taste was great! I used something called Cookies Western Style BBQ sauce and it had 160mg sodium for 2 TBSP serving.

Jun. 17, 2009, 9:08 AM - Inappropriate review?

says:

I served these meatballs with the barbecue sauce on the side for dipping. They did not have much flavor at all.

Mar. 29, 2009, 8:13 PM - Inappropriate review?

says:

Took this to a Super Bowl party, came home with an empty crock. The thyme and oregano made for a flavorful meatball. I used Sweet Baby Ray's . Going to try Zesty Barbecue Sauce next time.

Mar. 27, 2009, 1:39 PM - Inappropriate review?

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