Chicken Tamales
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Isabel Eats · by Isabel Orozco-Moore★ 4.8 (32)

Chicken Tamales

NUTRITION · PER SERVING430M COOK
CAL 11%·PRO 15%
CARBS 19G35% OF CAL
2G FIBER2G SUGAR16G OTHER
FAT 13G52% OF CAL
1G SAT11G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Tender chicken wrapped in masa dough with green chile verde sauce, steamed until cooked through. A labor-intensive traditional dish great for crowds and freezing ahead.

mainmexicanchickendairy freegluten free
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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 45
  • 50 corn husks ((about 1/2-3/4 pound))
  • hot water
  • 8 ounces tomatillos, (husked and rinsed)
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, (stems removed)
  • 2 poblano peppers, (stems removed)
  • 1 serrano pepper, (stem removed (omit if you don't want it spicy))
  • 1 medium onion, (chopped)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, (cut into very small pieces (see photo in blog post for example))
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice ((about the juice of 1/2 lime))
  • 8 1/4 cups masa harina ((half of a 4.4 lb bag Maseca))
  • 1 3/4 tablespoons fine salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 3/4 cups canola oil ((or corn, vegetable or any other neutral-tasting oil))
  • 6 1/2 cups chicken broth ((or vegetable – low sodium preferred))
PREP
175M
SODIUM
570MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.