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Caldo Xochitl
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Caldo Xochitl

15 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1670
Calories
67g
Protein
61g
Fat
224g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 21 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sunflower 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Tortilla 1 medium flour (45g) 140
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Flower not in our table 0
Soup not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • Caldo Xochitl (Mexican hot flower soup)
  • 6 Cups chicken stock
  • ½ Cup vermicelli or long grain rice
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Clove pressed garlic
  • ½ Chopped onion
  • 3 Whole cooked chicken breasts, cooked and julienned
  • 1 Can tomato with green chili or tomato with cilantro and lime, or 2 peeled chopped fresh tomatoes
  • 2 Fresh green chilies, chopped and unseeded
  • Salt to taste and fresh ground pepper
  • 4 or 5 ripe California avocados
  • Tortillas, Flour or Corn
  • Garnish with 1/2 avacado, sliced thin, toasted sunflower or pumpkin seeds, small amount of cilantro.
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Directions

1

Use the vermicelli that is cut or break up coiled type.

2

Fry the vermecelli or rice until golden, add chopped onion and garlic.

3

Cook until onion is clear.

4

Broth should be simmering with tomato and green chile.

5

Add golden rice or vermicelli to simmering stock and cover 15 minutes or until rice or pasta is done.

6

Add chicken and cook till heated through.

7

Ladle into bowls, garnish with 1/2 California avocado, spare amount of cilantro, seeds, lemon or lime.

8

Serve with warm tortillas.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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