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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cook lettuce in water for a few minutes until the lettuce is tender. (Do not throw away the water). | 2. Heat onions in the butter until sauteed, then add to the lettuce mixture. | 3. Add chicken broth, evaporated milk and nutmeg to the lettuce mixture, then add salt and pepper to taste. | 4. Lower the heat immediately and simmer for 10-15 minutes. | 5. Serve topped with browned and buttered croutons (approximately 1/4 cup per serving). | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
romaine lettuce	4	cups	chopped	31.96	6.1852	2.3124	0.564
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
chicken broth	2 1/2	cups		195.3	4.725	27.846	6.5520000000000005
milk	1/2	cup	evaporated	276.0	6.648	2.748	28.608
onion	1	tablespoon	chopped	4.0	0.934	0.11	0.01
butter	1	tablespoon		85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon		2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
crouton	1 1/2	cups	browned buttered	183.15	33.075	5.355	2.97

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.