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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a stock pot, render bacon fat over medium heat. Remove bacon and set aside. Drain excess fat. | 2. Return pot to heat. Add onions and garlic, and stir until transluscent. | 3. Add ground beef, and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occassionally. | 4. Add diced bacon and chorizo. Stir to distribute evenly. Let cook for a further 2 minutes. | 5. Add the the vegetables and peeled tomatoes. Stir. | 6. Add chicken stock. bring to boil, then lower heat to simmer for about 30 minutes. Skim any excess oil and scum from the surface. | 7. Transfer to crock pot and set on low for 4-6 hours. Or until the meat is very tender. | 8. Add lentils and let simmer for another hour or so until softened. | 9. Add the spinach leaves and fresh basil and let simmer for a further 10 minutes. | 10. Season with salt and pepper. | 11. Ladle the rich soup onto deep bowls. Top with grated cheddar cheese. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chorizo sausage	250		diced	6304.1667	0.0	1402.5	35.4167
beef	100	g	ground	198.0	0.0	19.42	12.73
bacon	80		smoked diced	2892.8	24.191999999999997	204.032	216.704
white onion	80	g	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
carrot	80		peeled diced	4198.4	980.992	95.23200000000001	24.576
green bell pepper	60		chopped	1751.4	383.64	60.048	22.518
garlic	50		peeled chopped	223.5	49.59	9.54	0.75
basil	10		chopped	2.0317	0.2341	0.2782	0.0565
tomato	200		peeled chopped	12413.7931	2752.6237	647.6762	107.946
chicken stock	750	ml		273.8939	26.8568	19.1726	9.1298
spinach leaf	100	g	chopped	29.0	4.21	3.63	0.57
lentil	80			6529.6	1363.8239999999998	551.936	33.88
salt pepper				6304.1667	0.0	1402.5	35.4167
cheddar cheese	120		grated	-	-	-	-

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