How many calories in a coxinha
A coxinha has about 290 kcal, with 10 g of protein.
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A coxinha is shredded chicken wrapped in soft dough, shaped like a drop or a little chicken thigh, then breaded and deep fried. The name means little thigh, and it's on the counter of every lanchonete in Brazil.
One is 290 kcal, with 30 g of carbs, 14 g of fat and 10 g of protein. The dough and the frying are most of it, the chicken is the small part.
Many come with catupiry, a soft creamy cheese, in the filling. Party coxinhas are much smaller, so count those by size.
Tips
- 1Have one with a coffee and stop there.
- 2Pick the plain chicken one over the one with cheese.
- 3At home, an air fryer takes away a lot of the frying fat.
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Questions
What does coxinha mean?
Little thigh in Portuguese, after its drumstick shape.
How many calories in two coxinhas?
About 580 kcal.
What is coxinha dough made of?
Flour cooked in chicken stock, often with butter, until it turns into a soft dough. Some recipes add mashed potato.
What is catupiry?
A soft, creamy Brazilian cheese. It goes into coxinhas so often that chicken with catupiry is a filling of its own.
Is a coxinha high in protein?
Not really, about 10 g. It is mostly dough.
