Kidney Friendly Mushroom Soup - The Kidney Experts
Mushrooms can be a kidney-friendly ingredient when consumed in moderation. In place of dairy, this mushroom soup recipe uses flour to thicken and a non-dairy yogurt for a creamier and pleasing texture.
Type: side, soup
Keywords: kidney friendly, low sodium, low phosphorus, low potassium, low protein
Recipe Yield: 6 servings
Calories: 127
Preparation Time: PT0H40M
Cooking Time: PT0H40M
Total Time: PT1H20M
Recipe Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 3 medium (85g) shallots, finely diced
- 2 stalks (80g) celery, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely diced
- 12-ounces button or cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 4 cups low sodium vegetable stock, divided
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ cup non-dairy (coconut) yogurt or regular yogurt
Recipe Instructions: 1. Begin preparing your kidney friendly mushroom soup by heating coconut oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. 2. Add ground pepper, shallots, and celery. Sauté over medium-high heat. 3. Stir constantly and cook until golden and fragrant, for 2 minutes. 4. Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic and sauté for 2 more minutes. 5. Add the sliced mushrooms. Sauté for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, and allow mushrooms to release all their liquid. 6. Sprinkle the flour over the sautéed ingredients. Stir and toast over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. 7. Add one cup of hot stock, thyme sprigs, and bay leaves. Stir and add the second cup of stock to the mushroom soup. Stir to combine thoroughly. 8. Add the remaining 2 cups of stock. Simmer for 15 minutes or until the mushroom soup has thickened. 9. Remove thyme sprigs and bay leaves. 10. Transfer liquid to a blender or use an immersion blender in the pot. 11. Puree until the mixture is as smooth as it will get. 12. Return the mushroom soup to the pot if using a blender. Add the yogurt and blend well. 13. Heat to a simmer and cook for 4 more minutes. 14. Serve the kidney friendly mushroom soup with herb or mushroom slice garnish.
While these chocolate peanut energy bars may look like gourmet desserts, we are here to share with you they are actually good for you and super kidney-friendly! Loaded with good things like oats, cinnamon, applesauce, honey and coconut, these chocolate peanut energy bars are perfect when you need a healthy bite on the go or when you’re relaxing at home! Now, let’s get cooking!
Chocolate Peanut Energy Bars Ingredients
Appropriate for: CKD non-dialysis, Diabetes, Dialysis, Gluten-free, Heart Healthy
Serves Eight
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons unsalted peanuts, chopped
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup shredded coconut
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup applesauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
How to Prepare Chocolate Peanut Energy Bars
- Heat your oven to 325 degrees
- Grease a 9×9 inch pan with cooking spray
- In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, cinnamon, peanuts, chocolate chips and coconut
- Beat eggs in a small mixing bowl
- Add applesauce and honey; mix well
- Add egg mixture to the oat mixture; mix well
- Press mixture evenly into bottom of the pan
- Cook for 40 minutes
- Cool before cutting into energy bars
- Please note: may keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week
Chocolate Peanut Energy Bars Nutrition Facts
(per serving)
| Calories | 206 |
| Carbohydrates | 27 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 8 g |
| Total Fat | Not listed g |
| Sodium | 35 mg |
| Potassium | 182 mg |
| Phosphorus | 163 mg |
We love sharing our kidney-healthy recipes with you like this kidney-friendly chocolate peanut energy bars recipe! We try to share a new recipe every week. So, if you’re craving a favorite food, but it’s not on your kidney diet, please let us know. We’ll look into it and try to add a kidney-friendly version to our list of upcoming recipe blogs. For more kidney-healthy recipes, visit our blog.
Source: https://www.nwkidney.org/recipe/anytime-energy-bars/
About Shree Mulay, MD
Shree Mulay, MD, is a nephrologist and co-owner of The Kidney Experts. He went to medical school at Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College and completed his residency at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Shree manages patients at several West Tennessee Healthcare Hospital locations and serves at numerous dialysis locations across the region. He also sees patients at four kidney care clinic locations. Funny, caring and always wanting to help, Shree is passionate about his practice and devotes much of his time to his patients.
Kidney-Friendly Recipes from The Kidney Experts
One of the goals we have at The Kidney Experts is to make sure you have the resources you need to help you on your kidney health journey. Questions we are asked all the time include, “What can I eat with kidney disease,” “What foods should I avoid with kidney disease,” and “Where can I find good kidney disease diet recipes?” These are excellent questions. Challenge accepted!
Truth time! Chefs, we are not… so we consistently scour websites known for their kidney-healthy recipes. Our focus is to find kidney-friendly recipes that are healthy, easy to make, satisfying, and that have that mouthwatering taste factor. Each week, we post a new recipe that we can share with you.
Here is a list of our most recent kidney-friendly recipes:
- Labor Day Picnic Macaroni and Cheese
- Beef and Veggie Bolognese Over Rice Noodles
- Molten Mint Chocolate Brownies
- 50-Minute Dinner: Za’atar Chicken with Garlic Pepper Yogurt Sauce
- Tropical Salad with Pineapple and Jalapeño
- Herb Roasted Chicken Breast
- Crunchy Quinoa Salad
- 60-Minute Chicken Brunswick Stew
- Kidney-friendly Pound Cake with Blueberry and Lemon
- 1-Minute Breakfast: Quick and Easy Omelet
- Healthy Tuna Pasta Salad with Lemon and Thyme
- Beet Vegetarian Reuben Sandwich
- Kidney-Friendly Apple Fritter Donuts
- Crunchy Asian Coleslaw
- Grilled Sesame Chicken
- Kidney-Healthy Mushroom Soup
- Easy Turkey Breakfast Burritos
- Southern-style Cornbread
- 60-second Salsa
For more kidney-friendly recipes, pop over to The Kidney Experts Twitter account as we love to retweet recipes from some of the best names in kidney health.
Kidney Friendly Mushroom Soup - The Kidney Experts
Mushrooms can be a kidney-friendly ingredient when consumed in moderation. In place of dairy, this mushroom soup recipe uses flour to thicken and a non-dairy yogurt for a creamier and pleasing texture.
Type: side, soup
Keywords: kidney friendly, low sodium, low phosphorus, low potassium, low protein
Recipe Yield: 6 servings
Calories: 127
Preparation Time: PT0H40M
Cooking Time: PT0H40M
Total Time: PT1H20M
Recipe Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 3 medium (85g) shallots, finely diced
- 2 stalks (80g) celery, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely diced
- 12-ounces button or cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 4 cups low sodium vegetable stock, divided
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ cup non-dairy (coconut) yogurt or regular yogurt
Recipe Instructions: 1. Begin preparing your kidney friendly mushroom soup by heating coconut oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. 2. Add ground pepper, shallots, and celery. Sauté over medium-high heat. 3. Stir constantly and cook until golden and fragrant, for 2 minutes. 4. Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic and sauté for 2 more minutes. 5. Add the sliced mushrooms. Sauté for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, and allow mushrooms to release all their liquid. 6. Sprinkle the flour over the sautéed ingredients. Stir and toast over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. 7. Add one cup of hot stock, thyme sprigs, and bay leaves. Stir and add the second cup of stock to the mushroom soup. Stir to combine thoroughly. 8. Add the remaining 2 cups of stock. Simmer for 15 minutes or until the mushroom soup has thickened. 9. Remove thyme sprigs and bay leaves. 10. Transfer liquid to a blender or use an immersion blender in the pot. 11. Puree until the mixture is as smooth as it will get. 12. Return the mushroom soup to the pot if using a blender. Add the yogurt and blend well. 13. Heat to a simmer and cook for 4 more minutes. 14. Serve the kidney friendly mushroom soup with herb or mushroom slice garnish.