- prep: 45 min
- cook: 1 hr
- total: 1 hr 45 min
Ingredients
- 20 dried corn husks, soaked for at least 12 hours
- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 red pepper, washed, seeded and coarsely chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 6 small red sweet peppers, washed, seeded and coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 cups flour Maseca for Tamales
- Salt to taste (I added about 1 teaspoon)
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 14
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 112 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 1 g 0.87%
- Saturated Fat: 0 g 0.36%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 179 mg 7.47%
- Calcium: 6 mg 0.57%
- Potassium: 64 mg 1.82%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 7.58%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 22 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 4.11%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 10.17%
- Vitamin C 33.99%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq