Green Chicken Chili Tamales

Green Chicken Chili Tamales requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 30 and costs $1.09 per serving. One serving contains 268 calories, 12g of protein, and 13g of fat. If you have salsa verde, garlic salt, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 2978 people have made this recipe and would make it again. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Super Bowl. It is a rather inexpensive recipe for fans of American food. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. It is brought to you by The Novice Chef Blog. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 60%, which is pretty good. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Green Chili & Lentil Tamales, Tamales with Green Chili Sauce #SundaySupper, and Tamales De Pollo Con Chile Verde- Green Chile Chicken Tamales.

Servings: 30

 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

2.5 lbs chicken breasts, trimmed

2 Knorr Homestyle Chicken Stock (the liquid bouillon kind)

6 oz package corn husks

Dough

1 cup chopped fresh cilantro

2 1/2 cups fresh corn, about 4 ears

6 large garlic cloves

1 teaspoon garlic salt

5 large jalapenos, seeded, sliced in half lengthwise

2 cups (maybe a little more) low-salt chicken broth

4 cups Masa

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup Salsa Verde (I used Herdez brand)

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 pound tomatillos, husked, rinsed

1 1/3 cups vegetable shortening

4 1/2 cups warm water

Kitchen Twine

Equipment:

slow cooker

bowl

pot

baking sheet

broiler

aluminum foil

oven

food processor

blender

sauce pan

stand mixer

steamer basket

kitchen twine

Cooking instruction summary:

For the Chicken:In the bowl of your slow cooker, mix warm water, Knorr homestyle stock, salsa verde, and garlic salt. Once fully mixed, add chicken. Cook on high for 4 hours. Pour juice/chicken stock into a large bowl, set aside. Shred chicken and set aside. For filling:Place husks in large pot or large bowl; add hot water to cover. Place heavy plate on husks to keep submerged. Let stand until husks soften, about 30 minutes. You can let this happen while you are preparing the dough and filling. Heat broiler. Line heavy baking sheet with foil. Arrange tomatillos on prepared sheet. Broil for 6 minutes, remove from oven. Turn each tomatillo over. Add jalapeno to baking sheet and return to broiler. Broil 6 more minutes and remove from oven for good. Transfer tomatillos, jalapenos, and any juices on baking sheet to food processor (or blender). Add garlic to processor and blend until smooth puree forms. Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add tomatillo puree and boil 5 minutes, stirring often. Add 2 cups leftover broth (the leftover juice from the slow cooker). Reduce heat to medium; simmer until sauce coats spoon thickly, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. Season with salt. Mix in chicken and cilantro. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)For dough:Using stand mixer, beat vegetable shortening with salt and baking powder, until fluffy. Beat in masa in 4 additions. Reduce speed to low and gradually beat in 2 cups broth, forming tender dough. If dough seems firm, beat in enough broth, 2 tablespoons at a time, to soften. Then gently stir in the corn kernels.Open 1 large husk on work surface. Spread 1/4 cup dough in 4-inch square in center, leaving 2- to 3-inch plain border at narrow end of husk. Spoon heaping tablespoon filling in strip down center of each dough square. Fold long sides of husk and dough over filling to cover. Fold up both ends of the husk. Tie tamale with twine. Stand tamales in steamer basket. Repeat with more husks, dough, and filling until all filling has been used. If necessary to keep tamales upright in steamer, insert pieces of crumpled foil between them.Fill pot with about 2 inches of water, place in the 2 inch ceramic oven safe dish, and bring water to a boil. Carefully place the steamer basket on top of the ceramic dish. Steam tamales until dough is firm to touch and separates easily from husk, adding more water to pot as necessary, about an hour (mine took an hour and a half). Let stand 10 minutes. Serve immediately, or freeze.

 

Step by step:


1. For the Chicken:In the bowl of your slow cooker, mix warm water, Knorr homestyle stock, salsa verde, and garlic salt. Once fully mixed, add chicken. Cook on high for 4 hours.


Pour juice/chicken stock into a large bowl, set aside. Shred chicken and set aside. For filling

1. Place husks in large pot or large bowl; add hot water to cover.

2. Place heavy plate on husks to keep submerged.

3. Let stand until husks soften, about 30 minutes. You can let this happen while you are preparing the dough and filling.

4. Heat broiler. Line heavy baking sheet with foil. Arrange tomatillos on prepared sheet. Broil for 6 minutes, remove from oven. Turn each tomatillo over.

5. Add jalapeno to baking sheet and return to broiler. Broil 6 more minutes and remove from oven for good.

6. Transfer tomatillos, jalapenos, and any juices on baking sheet to food processor (or blender).

7. Add garlic to processor and blend until smooth puree forms.

8. Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat.

9. Add tomatillo puree and boil 5 minutes, stirring often.

10. Add 2 cups leftover broth (the leftover juice from the slow cooker). Reduce heat to medium; simmer until sauce coats spoon thickly, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. Season with salt.

11. Mix in chicken and cilantro. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)For dough:Using stand mixer, beat vegetable shortening with salt and baking powder, until fluffy. Beat in masa in 4 additions. Reduce speed to low and gradually beat in 2 cups broth, forming tender dough. If dough seems firm, beat in enough broth, 2 tablespoons at a time, to soften. Then gently stir in the corn kernels.Open 1 large husk on work surface.

12. Spread 1/4 cup dough in 4-inch square in center, leaving 2- to 3-inch plain border at narrow end of husk. Spoon heaping tablespoon filling in strip down center of each dough square. Fold long sides of husk and dough over filling to cover. Fold up both ends of the husk. Tie tamale with twine. Stand tamales in steamer basket. Repeat with more husks, dough, and filling until all filling has been used. If necessary to keep tamales upright in steamer, insert pieces of crumpled foil between them.Fill pot with about 2 inches of water, place in the 2 inch ceramic oven safe dish, and bring water to a boil. Carefully place the steamer basket on top of the ceramic dish. Steam tamales until dough is firm to touch and separates easily from husk, adding more water to pot as necessary, about an hour (mine took an hour and a half).

13. Let stand 10 minutes.

14. Serve immediately, or freeze.


Nutrition Information:

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267k Calories
11g Protein
13g Total Fat
26g Carbs
7% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
267k
13%

Fat
13g
20%

  Saturated Fat
3g
19%

Carbohydrates
26g
9%

  Sugar
2g
3%

Cholesterol
24mg
8%

Sodium
393mg
17%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
11g
24%

Vitamin B3
7mg
36%

Selenium
18µg
27%

Vitamin B1
0.38mg
26%

Vitamin B6
0.4mg
20%

Phosphorus
166mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.25mg
15%

Folate
57µg
14%

Iron
2mg
12%

Manganese
0.23mg
12%

Potassium
347mg
10%

Vitamin K
10µg
10%

Magnesium
37mg
9%

Vitamin C
7mg
9%

Fiber
2g
8%

Vitamin B5
0.82mg
8%

Vitamin E
0.94mg
6%

Copper
0.1mg
5%

Zinc
0.73mg
5%

Vitamin A
200IU
4%

Calcium
38mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.09µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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