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    Home » Dinner » Mexican » Cheese Chile Relleno

    Cheese Chile Relleno

    Last updated on December 16, 2020. Originally posted on August 7, 2017 By Elaine 14 Comments

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    ** This is a sponsored post. I received product from The Hatch Chile Store, but all of the text and the opinions are mine and mine alone.** @HatchGreenChile 

    This is my fabulous cheese chile relleno recipe! Simple and tasty!

    A fork with some chile relleno on it with beans and enchilada sauce. There is another plate of rellenos on it

    I have been a cheese chile relleno lover for many, many years; ever since I discovered them at the Mexican restaurant where I worked right out of college. Prior to that, I had never even heard of the chile relleno.

    Once I tried one, I was hooked and I wanted to eat chile rellenos regularly!

    Imagine my surprise when Preston Mitchell, who with his wife Elaine founded The Hatch Chile Store in Hatch, New Mexico, emailed to ask me whether I’d heard of his product. He’d discovered my blog when one of his customers sent him my chile con queso recipe.

    What a nice customer!

    Since I had NOT heard of Hatch Chiles, Preston offered to send me some, no strings attached. I happily agreed and told him that, of course, I would love to return the favor by posting a recipe that features his chiles!

    When the Hatch green chiles arrived in the mail, I was astounded and incredibly pleased that Preston had sent TEN POUNDS of roasted green chiles. (You can also purchase them raw from The Hatch Chile Store and roast them yourself.)

    I couldn’t believe how generous Preston was with his green chiles. I never expected to receive so many.

    This post may contain affiliate links, which means I get a small commission, at no additional cost to you, if you click the link and buy something. You can read my disclosure here.

    Here are most of the packages of chiles that he sent me. Mind you they were in dry ice. I defrosted a bag for this recipe.

    Hatch chiles front and center for the Scrumptious cheese Chile Relleno

    Preston sent both whole chiles and chopped chiles.  They were already roasted, which is perfect for me since I want to get right to cooking with them.

    For this recipe, I am going to use the whole chiles.

    The Hatch Chile Store chiles come in mild, medium-hot, hot, and XXX hot but since, as I’ve written elsewhere, Christopher is a wimp about hot spices, I played it safe and requested the mild ones.

    How to make cheese chile rellenos

    Pre-step

    Take out 2 eggs at least an hour before starting the recipe. You want them at room temperature.

    Step one

    Make the sauce first. Gather those ingredients – cumin, chili powder, oregano, diced tomatoes, garlic paste, oil and an onion.

    Cumin, chili powder, oregano, garlic past, diced tomatoes, oil and an onion on the table

    Step two

    Add 1 ounce of olive oil to a sauce pan and heat it on medium. Add a small diced onion and cook for 5 minutes.

    Step three

    Add diced tomatoes, oregano, cumin, garlic paste, chili powder and salt and let it simmer for 10 minutes.

    This will be very chunky, so if you like smoother sauce, use crushed tomatoes and some chicken stock.

    Step four

    As the sauce is cooking, start on the chiles.

    Open the package of chile peppers and lay them on a jelly roll pan.

    The Hatch chiles all laid out on a jelly roll pan

    Step five

    Cut off the stems and stick your finger into each one to take out the seeds and set aside.

    Step six

    Gather some more ingredients – A separated egg, two blocks of cheese – Monterey jack and colby , flour, baking powder and salt.

    eggs separated, cheese, baking powder, flour and two packages of cheese on the table

    Step seven

    Cut the cheese in ¼ inch slices and cut each slice in half again. You want them to be longish rectangles.

    Step eight

    Take a pieces of the cheeses and stuff them into the chile peppers. Depending on the size of the chile, each one should have 2 – 3 pieces in it.

    Step nine

    Add the yolks to a shallow dish and whisk them together with baking powder and salt.

    Also, place the flour in a shallow dish.

    Step ten

    Get out your mixer, add the egg whites and use the whisk attachment and whip them up until the whites form stiff peaks.

    Fold the whites into the egg mixture.

    Step eleven

    Heat a sauté pan on medium and once that heats up, and add 2 – 4 tablespoons olive oil in it.

    Step twelve

    Dip each cheese filled chile pepper in the flour, then in the egg mixture making sure it is all covered.

    Line them up in the hot oil in the pan and cook for 3 – 4 minutes on each side. Of course, the bigger chiles take a little longer.

    Rellenos battered and fried on a white plate with packages of chiles in the background

    Mmmmmm. I plate two of these chee-licious rellenos with some beans, salsa and sour cream. Then I ladle on the enchilada sauce.

    A white plate with two chile rellenos, beans and enchilada sauce. There is a plate filled with rellenos in the background

    Now for a bite.

    A fork with some chile relleno on it with beans and enchilada sauce. There is another plate of rellenos on it

    But look at that cheesy goodness peeping out of the Hatch green chile! Mmm.

    I hope you enjoyed this cheese chile relleno recipe because it is so delicious.

    Other popular Mexican dishes

    • Mushroom, spinach quesadillas
    • Chicken enchiladas
    • Beef chile con queso

    And as always, may all your dishes be delish!

    If you’ve tried this or any other recipe on the blog, I’d love the hear what you thought about it in the comments below.  I love hearing from you!  You can also FOLLOW ME on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM and PINTEREST  to see more of my delicious food and delightful cocktails!

    A fork with some chile relleno on it with beans and enchilada sauce - square

    Cheese Chile Relleno

    These delicious chile relleno are fluffy and scrumptious!
    5 from 5 votes
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    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Keyword: cheese chile relleno, chile rellenos
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 8 Chile Rellenos
    Calories: 220kcal
    Author: Elaine Benoit

    Ingredients

    Chile Rellano Sauce

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • small onion diced
    • 3 teaspoons garlic paste or 3 garlic cloves, crushed
    • 28 ounces diced tomatoes can
    • 2 teaspoons oregano dried
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • ½ teaspoon chili powder or more
    • 1 teaspoon salt

    Chile Relleno

    • 8 Hatch green chiles (already roasted), stem cut off and seeds removed
    • 8 pieces Colby Jack cheese ¼ inch x 2 inch slices
    • 8 pieces Monterey Jack cheese ¼ inch x 2 inch slices
    • ¾ cups all purpose flour
    • 2 eggs separated
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 -4 teaspoons olive oil

    Instructions

    Sauce

    • Heat a sauce pan on medium and add 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • Add onion and sauté for 5 minutes
    • Add diced tomatoes, garlic, oregano, cumin, chili powder and salt
    • Simmer for 10 minutes
    • Stuff chile peppers with both cheeses
    • Place yolks, baking powder and salt in medium mixing bowl and whisk until combined
    • Place whites in mixer and whip until peaks are formed
    • Fold whites into the yolks
    • Place flour on a shallow dish
    • Heat sauté pan on medium and add oil once it has heated up
    • Dip each chile pepper in flour first and then egg mixture, making sure all the sides are covered
    • Place each chile pepper in the pan and sauté for 3 – 4 minutes on each side
    • Plate 2 chile rellenos along with some beans, salsa and sour cream
    • Ladle sauce on chile rellanos
    • Eat
    • Smile
    • Enjoy

    Equipment

    jelly roll pan
    stand mixer
    whisk
    sauté pan
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    Notes

    This recipe is for cooked chile peppers!  Calorie count is for chile rellenos alone.  Add 95 calories for ½ cup of sauce.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2Chile Rellenos | Calories: 220kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 754mg | Potassium: 279mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 405IU | Vitamin C: 11.1mg | Calcium: 213mg | Iron: 2.2mg
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    Comments

    1. prasanna hede

      August 07, 2017 at 12:57 pm

      Amazing recipe! Never tried this but sounds interesting.Adding Cumin will definitely give a nice flavor to it.Wonderful clicks!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 07, 2017 at 2:02 pm

        Thank you Prasanna!

        Reply
    2. Lisa | Garlic & Zest

      August 07, 2017 at 2:10 pm

      One of my dearest friends drove from Colorado back to Florida last year and stopped to buy a bushel of fire roasted hatch chiles — which she kept on ice in the cooler for two days before finally arriving here. I was the lucky recipient of 4 pounds of those chiles and — I made chicken chile rellenos among lots of other things… Hatch chiles are the best!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 07, 2017 at 4:29 pm

        I totally agree Lisa! Thanks so much for your comment!

        Reply
    3. Ginny

      August 07, 2017 at 3:21 pm

      Hatch Chilies are a wonderful way to start. I’ve been to Hatch, New Mexico and am a great lover of the chilies.
      Great instructions too!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 07, 2017 at 4:29 pm

        Thank you so much Ginny!

        Reply
    4. Jagruti

      August 07, 2017 at 3:50 pm

      Always love adding chillies, thanks a lot for sharing

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 07, 2017 at 4:29 pm

        Thank you Jagruti!

        Reply
    5. Nadja Belgrave

      August 08, 2017 at 9:05 pm

      I have never tried Chiles Rellenos, it sounds delicious!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 09, 2017 at 1:10 pm

        Nadja, They are so delicious!!

        Reply
    6. Beth

      August 10, 2017 at 1:26 pm

      Yum, Elaine! Can I come over for dinner? You’re making me hungry!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 14, 2017 at 10:25 am

        Hehe Beth! Come on over!

        Reply
    7. Emily

      August 10, 2017 at 2:01 pm

      Oh those chiles sound great, I need to check them out. Also this recipe is just to die for!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 14, 2017 at 10:26 am

        Thanks so much Emily! I appreciate it!

        Reply

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