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Green Chile & Cheese Tamales

Green Chile & Cheese Tamales
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✓ Available this week · Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026
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⏱ ~10 min  ·  🍽 2 servings  ·  📊 Easy  ·  💰 $8-$10/serving
✓ Under 500 cal✓ Low carb
Nutrition Facts
2 serving(s)
Calories290
Total Fat19g
Total Carbohydrate24g
Dietary Fiber3g
Protein9g
Sodium420mg
Per serving, as packaged by Home Chef. Sat. fat & sugars not reported by provider.
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MealFan's take
Solid choice
A mid priced meal kit that 49% lighter than the average meal kit meal and ranks in the 3th percentile for protein.
Value4/5
Protein1/5
Lightness5/5
Ease5/5
👍 Best for
✓ Calorie conscious dinners✓ Busy weeknights✓ Beginner cooks✓ Lower carb plans
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📊 How this meal stacks up
Benchmarked against every meal in our database
Protein rank
3th pctl
More total protein than 3% of 7,411 meals
Protein density
3.1g /100cal
More protein per calorie than 10% of meals
Protein value
$0.89 /g protein
At $8.00 a serving. Services we track run $0.16 to $1.19 per gram of protein
vs Meal Kit average
49% lighter
This290
Avg573
🧾 Diet fit
Based on this meal's macros per serving
✕ High protein✓ Low carb ›✕ Keto-friendly✓ Under 500 cal ›✕ High fiber✓ Lower sodium
Allergens & dietary
Contains Allergens are not itemized by this provider, check the package label before cooking.
Details are sourced from the meal provider and can change between weeks. Facilities are not certified allergen free and trace cross contact is possible. If you have a serious allergy, always confirm against the package label.
Ingredients
10 oz. Green Chile & Cheese Tamale
How to make it
1
Step 1
Keep refrigerated or frozen until ready to eat. From thawed: Keep the tamales in their packaging and place on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave until the internal temperature reaches 165°F, about 90 seconds. Rest 1 minute, then carefully remove from the package and peel away the husks before eating. From frozen: Microwave the same way for about 2.5 minutes, then rest and peel husks.
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Difficulty
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Price / serving
$8-$10/serving

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Green Chile & Cheese Tamales, served Home Chef's Green Chile & Cheese Tamales: 290 calories, 9g protein. Meal Kit meal. Recipe, ingredients, and nutrition from MealFan., is a prepared dish from .

A tamale is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaves. The wrapping can either be discarded prior to eating or used as a plate. [1]

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🍽️ Serves: 2 servings
⚠ Not ideal for
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Protein ranking

9 grams of protein per serving, compared with 8,746 meals across 28 brands.

Across all brands

#8,483 of 8,746

More protein than 3% of meals

3%

Within Home Chef

#250 of 271

More protein than 7% of Home Chef meals

7%

Updated as the catalog grows. Meals without reported protein are excluded.

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