Chicken Tamales from Scratch (Mostly!) These delicious tamales verdes are proof that not every batch of tamales has to be an all-day, totally-from-scratch affair.♡ This recipe is built around a few easy shortcuts, starting with shredded rotisserie chicken and tossing it with my favorite quick salsa verde (or you can use store-bought).That way, you can focus your energy where it really matters — making perfectly fluffy masa and assembling the tamales! As I’ve mentioned with my red pork tamales recipe, I always prefer my tamales with a generous filling-to-masa ratio, so each bite is packed with plenty of saucy, vibrant flavor rather than just masa.

The result is a batch of green chicken tamales that’s cozy, flavorful, and surprisingly approachable.Perfect for a weekend cooking project or stocking the freezer with lots of easy meals ahead.Let’s make some tamales! Tamales Ingredients Here are a few quick notes about the ingredients you will need to make these green chicken tamales: Chicken: To keep things simple, I usually shred two rotisserie chickens for this recipe, which saves a ton of time and still delivers great flavor.

That said, any type of cooked shredded chicken will work here — just be sure to shred it fairly finely so it mixes evenly with the salsa verde and tucks nicely into the tamales.Salsa Verde: The green sauce is my favorite tomatillo salsa verde, made by broiling tomatillos, jalapeños, onion, and garlic, then blen

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