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Eat Healthy with This Spaghetti, Asparagus Carbonara

Approximately one in nine adults have chronic kidney disease. Take a look at this recipe to eat right and keep flavor in your life.

Maintaining a healthy diet is a goal for many people, but for those with chronic illnesses it can be a matter of life and death.

Fresenius Medical Care North America, the nation’s leading network of dialysis facilities, and Chef Aaron McCargo, Jr., star of Food Network’s Big Daddy’s House, partnered to develop tasty, satisfying and affordable new dialysis-friendly recipes aimed at helping people with chronic kidney disease live a better life on dialysis.

Fresenius Medical Care has clinics in Austell, Smyrna and .

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Nesbitt Gignilliat, RD, LD, a dietitian at Fresenius Medical Care in Marietta, . She suggested substituting a hard cheese, such as in macaroni and cheese, with a ricotta cheese/parmesan mixture. For more tips like these take a look at .

Spaghetti and Asparagus Carbonara

Ingredients:

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  • ½ box of spiral noodle spaghetti (cooked al dente), should be 3 cups
  • 1 cup light cream
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 cup diced onions
  • 2 tsp canola oil
  • ¼ cup low sodium chicken stock
  • 3 tbsp bacon bits (meatless)
  • 2 cups chopped asparagus, about 1-inch long pieces
  • 3 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup chopped fresh scallions
  • 1 tbsp coarse cracked black pepper

Preparation:

In a large nonstick sauté pan, on medium-high heat, sauté onions until slightly browned in oil. While that cooks, beat egg and cream until mixed thoroughly. Lower heat to medium and pour cream mixture into onion, stirring constantly until it starts to thicken, about 4 to 6 minutes. Add stock, pasta, asparagus and black pepper and continue to stir for an additional 3 to 4 minutes or until warmed throughout or hot. Turn off heat and pour onto serving dish.  Top with scallions, bacon bits and cheese, and then serve.

Serves 6
1 serving = 1 cup

Nutrient Analysis:

Calories                 417 calories           Trans Fat     0 grams
Protein                  14 grams              Cholesterol  82 milligrams
Carbohydrate        51 grams              Potassium    293 milligrams
Total Fat                18 grams              Phosphorus  186 milligrams
Saturated Fat        9 grams                Sodium        134 milligrams

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