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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Make the meatballs first: Combine everything and mix thoroughly. | 2. Form meatballs and roll between your palms (Otherwise, meatballs will fall apart in the soup). | 3. You should make around 20 to 24 meatballs, set aside. | 4. Combine chicken broth, onion, celery, tomatoes and their liquid, cumin, oregano and cilantro leaves in a large pot. | 5. Bring to boil, and reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. | 6. Drop meatballs in the soup (Make sure the soup is slightly boiling, the meatballs need to be cooked quickly). | 7. Return to simmer and cook another 10 minutes. | 8. Add zucchini and cook 10 minutes. | 9. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. | 10. You could top the soup with cooked rice, or just by itself. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1/2		ground lean	265.2006	0.0	52.2921	6.0973
chorizo sausage	1/2		cooked	12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
carrot	1/2		minced	26.24	6.1312	0.5952	0.1536
rice	1/2	cup	cooked	337.625	73.9538	6.5952	0.6105
cilantro leaf	1/2	cup	chopped	1.84	0.2936	0.1704	0.0416
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
chicken broth	6	cups		468.72	11.34	66.8304	15.7248
onion	1/2	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
celery	3	stalks	cut	30.72	5.7024	1.3248	0.3264
tomato	1	can	diced added	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
cumin	1/2	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
oregano	1	teaspoon		2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
cilantro	1/2	cup		1.84	0.2936	0.1704	0.0416
zucchini	1		sliced	3.36	0.4976	0.4336	0.064
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187

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