How many calories are in Green Chile & Cheese Tamales?

Green Chile & Cheese Tamales has 290 calories per serving, based on the published meal nutrition.

How much protein is in Green Chile & Cheese Tamales?

Green Chile & Cheese Tamales has 9 grams of protein per serving.

Who offers Green Chile & Cheese Tamales?

Green Chile & Cheese Tamales is offered by Home Chef. Availability and menu timing can change.

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Green Chile & Cheese Tamales

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✓ Available this week · Aug 31 to Sep 6, 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 45% lighter than the average meal kit meal and ranks in the 1th percentile for protein.

Value4/5

Protein1/5

Lightness5/5

Ease5/5

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📊 How this meal stacks up

Benchmarked against every meal in our database

Protein rank

1th pctl

More total protein than 1% of 1,474 meals

Protein density

3.1g /100cal

More protein per calorie than 8% 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

45% lighter

This290

Avg532

🧾 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.

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Ingredients

10 oz. Green Chile & Cheese Tamale

How to make it

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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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

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Meal	Calories ↕	Protein ↕	Carbs ↕	Price ↕	$ per g protein ↕
Home ChefGreen Chile & Cheese TamalesThis meal	290	9g	✓ 24g	$8.00	$0.89
Purple CarrotGreen Mango Fiber Smoothie ›	320	9g	63g	no data	no data
Purple CarrotSpicy Peanut Curry Udon ›	290	✓ 10g	40g	no data	no data
Home ChefSweet Cinnamon Waffles ›	✓ 250	6g	37g	$8.00	$1.33

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Protein ranking

9 grams of protein per serving, compared with 6,703 meals across 28 brands.

Across all brands

#6,451 of 6,703

More protein than 3% of meals

Within Home Chef

#75 of 86

More protein than 13% of Home Chef meals

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

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