Chile Rellenos Casserole Southwest Crema Recipes

CHILES RELLENOS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 X 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Remove chiles from the can (4 cans), split in half lengthwise, remove seeds, and rinse. Lay on paper towels and pat to dry.
• Add eggs (5), milk (1 1/4 cups), flour (1/4 cup), salt (1/4 teaspoon), pepper (1/4 teaspoon), and baking powder (1/2 teaspoon) to a medium bowl and beat until smooth.
• Arrange a single layer of chiles in the prepared baking dish, cover the bottom completely. Sprinkle 1/3 of each cheese evenly over peppers. Repeat with two more layers. Pour egg mixture over chiles.
• Bake, uncovered, 30-40 minutes, or until center is set. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

GRANDMA'S FAMOUS CHILE RELLENO BAKE

Steps:

• SET oven rack to the center position; PREHEAT oven to 350°F; BUTTER a 3-quart baking dish.
• DIVIDE an 8 ounce block of Monterey Jack cheese in half; cut each half into 6 equal slices, for a total of 12 cheese slices (if using a large brick of cheese, cut 1/2" slices into diagons). Shred the remaining 16 ounces cheese (or use pre-shredded Monterey Jack cheese).
• DRAIN one 27-ounce can whole green chiles; BLOT chilies well; PLACE into buttered baking dish,.
• STUFF 12-16 green chiles with one wedge of cheese; ARRANGE stuffed chiles single-layer, overlapping if necessary (arrange wide ends of chiles beside narrow ends of following chile until all chiles are used).
• BLEND the dry ingredients of the batter first in a medium bowl (1/3 cup flour, 4 tablespoons powdered parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon crushed dried basil, and 1/4 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary; WHISK in 8 beaten eggs with 1 1/4 cups milk until batter is smooth.
• STIR the saute mixture into the batter; POUR the batter over chiles in baking dish; SPREAD 12 ounces (3 cups) shredded cheese evenly over the batter mixture.
• BAKE casserole uncovered in a 350°F oven for 35 minutes; LEAVE oven on.
• REMOVE casserole from oven; SPREAD one 14-ounce jar pizza sauce evenly over the top; SPRINKLE evenly with the remaining 4 ounces (1 cup) shredded cheese; RETURN to oven and continue baking uncovered for 10 minutes.
• ALLOW to cool and set for 5-7 minutes before cutting.
• SLICE, serve and enjoy!

EASY CHILES RELLENOS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Split chiles and remove seeds; dry on paper towels. Arrange chiles on the bottom of a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Top with cheese. In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Spoon over the cheese. , In a bowl, beat milk, eggs, flour, salt and pepper until smooth; pour over beef mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

CHILI RELLENOS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Evenly layer 1 can chile peppers in the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the Jack and Cheddar cheeses, and cover with remaining chile peppers.
• In a bowl, mix together the eggs, evaporated milk, and flour. If too thick, feel free to add 1/2 cup regular milk. Pour over the top of the chilies.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven, pour tomato sauce evenly over the top, and continue baking another 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining Jack and Cheddar cheeses, pop under the broiler for a few minutes, and serve.