Super Easy Chile rellanos. Chiles Rellenos are delicious, not easy, but super delicious. Did I mention they were delicious? Chiles Rellenos are basically a Mexican style stuffed.
It will be a nice change from my husband's endless requests for tacos.
A delicious, easy, and versatile dish that you can eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!
My mom used to make a dish like this, which is really nothing at all like the original Chiles Rellenos, but I'm keeping the name intact all the same.
You can have Super Easy Chile rellanos using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Super Easy Chile rellanos
- Prepare 2 cup of white rice.
- It's 1 tbsp of ground cumin.
- You need 1 tsp of salt.
- You need 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
- You need 6 large of Poblano peppers.
- Prepare 16 oz of manchego cheese.
- Prepare 2 cup of water.
Chiles rellenos are cheese-stuffed poblano chiles coated in egg batter and fried until the outside is crisp and the cheese inside is melted. This recipe adapts the flavors of the much-loved Mexican classic. Look for cans of whole green chiles in the grocery store's Mexican foods section. Chiles rellenos are a traditional Mexican dish made of roasted poblano chiles stuffed with Oaxaca cheese, dipped in an egg batter and fried until golden, then covered with a rich salsa roja.
Super Easy Chile rellanos step by step
- Combine rice cumin salt and pepper in the bottom of the baking dish. Make sure everything is even. It's easiest to dump it in and swish it around with your fingers..
- Cut the top off of the poblano peppers and pull out the seeds and core. Slice down one side of the pepper and do not pull open. This cut is just to make stuffing them easier..
- Slice the manchego cheese and stuff the pieces into the peppers. Place the peppers in the baking dish on top of the rice..
- Pour the water over the whole dish evenly..
- Cover the whole dish and bake at 450°F for 45 minutes..
And today I'm here to share how easy it is to make this quintessential Mexican dish at home. The saving grace, however, was that it was good. I will be seeking out another recipe for chile rellenos in the future. I love green chiles and cook with them often when I entertain. This easy version of the classic Mexican dish gives you big pepper taste in every meaty bite.