Chicken Okro Soup
Chicken Okro Soup is a Nigerian main-dish recipe from the 2024 MAGGI Nigeria cookbook.
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Carrot Rings Jollof is a Nigerian main-dish recipe from the 2024 MAGGI Nigeria cookbook.
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Preparation
Wash and cut the vegetables (1 onion, tomatoes and red bell pepper) into chunks. Blend until smooth. Add to a pot and steam until dry. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. Wash and dice the carrots. Place them in a bowl with sweet corn and green peas and set aside.
Slice the remaining onion. Heat the oil, add the sliced onion, curry, thyme, bay leaf, chopped ginger and chopped garlic, then stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add the steamed and blended tomatoes, red bell pepper and onion. Fry for 7 minutes, stirring at intervals.
Add water and 5 MAGGI Chicken Cubes and allow to boil. Add rice and stir properly. Cover and cook for 20 minutes. Add the carrots, green peas and sweet corn, stir and cover. Simmer for 5 minutes over reduced heat.
Recipe notes
50 min
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Nutrition estimate
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The source does not provide a verified serving count. The summary uses original recipe quantities before any batch multiplier, not per serving. Enter your own serving count in the full label to see per-serving amounts.
Calculated automatically from 5 of 14 ingredients. This is an incomplete subtotal, not the full recipe’s nutrition.
- Calories
- 3,181 kcal
- Fat
- 47 g
- Carbohydrate
- 617.9 g
- Protein
- 58.3 g
Standard USDA sizes assumed for Tomatoes, Red Bell Pepper. Exact portions and food assumptions are listed below.
Vegetable Oil assumption: Unspecified cooking oil is estimated as USDA soybean cooking oil. The full measured amount is included; fatty-acid composition can differ with the actual oil type.
Not included: 1,5 Onions (Chopped), 0,5 tsp Masala, 0,5 tsp Thyme, MAGGI Chicken Cube, 0,5 tsp Chopped Garlic, scoop Green Peas, Sweet Corn, Mediums Carrots, Bay Leaf.
- 1,5 Onions (Chopped): No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- 0,5 tsp Masala: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- 0,5 tsp Thyme: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- MAGGI Chicken Cube: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- 0,5 tsp Chopped Garlic: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- scoop Green Peas: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- Sweet Corn: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- Mediums Carrots: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- Bay Leaf: No unambiguous USDA portion weight matches this measure.
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Nutrition Facts
Estimated subtotal · included ingredients only
5 of 14 ingredients included. Excluded ingredients are not counted in the amounts or % Daily Values.
Serving count is unknown. Amounts and % Daily Values below apply to the whole original recipe’s included ingredients.
Amount per original recipe
Calories3,181
| Amount per original recipe | % Daily Value* |
|---|---|
| Total Fat 47 g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat 7.9 g | 40% |
| Trans Fat Unavailable | — |
| Cholesterol 0 mg | 0% |
| Sodium 104.2 mg | 5% |
| Total Carbohydrate 617.9 g | 225% |
| Dietary Fiber 18 g | 64% |
| Total Sugars 18.8 g | — |
| Includes Added Sugars Unavailable | — |
| Protein 58.3 g | — |
| Vitamin D 0 µg | 0% |
| Calcium 293.1 mg | 23% |
| Iron 7.8 mg | 43% |
| Potassium 2,268.1 mg | 48% |
Nutrient data notes
A nutrient amount is unavailable when any included ingredient lacks that source value.
- Trans Fat: USDA data missing for White Rice.
- Includes Added Sugars: USDA data missing for Vegetable Oil, Tomatoes, Water, White Rice, Red Bell Pepper.
* Percent Daily Values use FDA reference values for adults and children aged 4 and over, based on a 2,000 calorie diet. They apply to the amount shown above.
— means no % Daily Value is shown. Trans fat and total sugars have no established Daily Value; protein %DV is omitted because protein-quality data is unavailable. Missing nutrient amounts are not treated as zero.
Daily Value reference: FDA ↗Ingredients used in this estimate
- 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil
40.8 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 tbsp = 13.6 g.
Unspecified cooking oil is estimated as USDA soybean cooking oil. The full measured amount is included; fatty-acid composition can differ with the actual oil type. USDA source ↗
- 1,5 Onions (Chopped)
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- 4 Fresh tomatoes (Chopped)
492 g edible ingredient. Standard size assumed: 4 × USDA medium whole (2-3/5" dia); 1 portion = 123 g.
Estimate uses USDA Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
- 0,5 tsp Masala
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- 0,5 tsp Thyme
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- 5 MAGGI Chicken Cube
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- 0,5 tsp Chopped Garlic
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- 4 cups Water
946.353 g edible ingredient. Converted with US volume units from USDA 1 liter = 1000 g.
Water and ice contribute no macronutrients. Unspecified ice quantity is excluded. USDA source ↗
- 4 cups White Rice
740 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 cup = 185 g.
Rice is treated as dry uncooked long-grain white rice. Basmati and other varieties may differ. USDA source ↗
- 1 Large scoop Green Peas
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- 3 tbsp Sweet Corn
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- 2 Mediums Carrots (Diced)
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
- 1 Red Bell Pepper
119 g edible ingredient. Standard size assumed: 1 × USDA medium (approx 2-3/4" long, 2-1/2 dia.); 1 portion = 119 g.
Estimate uses USDA Peppers, sweet, red, raw. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
- 1 tbsp Bay leaf
Excluded: No unambiguous USDA portion weight matches this measure.
Estimate uses USDA Spices, bay leaf. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
Values use ingredient nutrients per 100 g and food-specific USDA portion weights. Cups, tablespoons and teaspoons use US measures. Pinches, handfuls, “to taste” and unspecified package sizes are excluded. Common counted foods use the stated size or a documented standard USDA portion when a count is supplied; these assumptions are identified above. Other unspecified counts remain excluded.
Assumes included ingredients are retained. Cooking losses, drained liquids, discarded oil, alcohol evaporation and changes in water content are not modeled. Missing nutrient values are shown as unavailable, not zero.
Source: USDA FoodData Central. Data retrieved . These are automatically calculated estimates, not a laboratory analysis.
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