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Chiles en Nogada: A Traditional Mexican Recipe with a Twist

Written by: Beyond Type 2 Editorial Team

1 minute read

September 22, 2023

Feeling festive?

Chiles en nogada is the ideal dish to share during the holidays, or any time of year. This twist on the traditional Mexican recipe is healthy (only 33 grams of carbs per serving), full of colors and boasts the perfect balance of nutrients.

Want to give it a shot? Check out the step-by-step recipe video for chiles en nogada here.

Ingredients for an individual serving:

  • 2 poblano chiles
  • 120 g of ground beef
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Onion and garlic to taste
  • 30 g of apple
  • 30 g of pear
  • 30 g of peach
  • 3 slivered almonds
  • ½ cup of unsweetened Greek yogurt
  • 6 walnuts
  • ¼ cup of low-fat milk
  • 1 packet of stevia

Instructions:

    1. Roast the chiles and place them in a plastic bag to sweat them (so that they are easier to peel later).
    2. For the filling, cook the ground meat and season with salt and pepper to taste and a little onion and garlic; then the chopped apple, pear and peach, the slivered almonds and mix all the ingredients well.
    3. For the nogada, blend the Greek yogurt with the walnuts, the milk and the stevia.
    4. Remove the skin from the chiles, devein them and remove the seeds.
    5. Stuff them with the filling, pour the nogada on top and decorate with some pomegranate seeds.

Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories: 520 kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 33 g
  • Proteins: 37 g
  • Fat: 27 g
  • Fiber: 2.1 g
  • Sodium: 195 mg

The nutrition facts information in this recipe is an estimate.


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This article was produced collaboratively by the Beyond Type 2 editorial team.