Chile Relleno Casserole Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 10 poblano peppers
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 jalapeno pepper

  chopped
• 1 medium onion

  chopped
• 4 cloves garlic

  chopped
• 1 pound fresh tomatoes

  chopped (or use canned)
• 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon ancho powder

  or use chili powder
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

  or use Monterey Jack, pepper jack, or a combination
• FOR GARNISH: spicy chili flakes and fresh herbs

Instructions

• 1 Set your oven to broil. Slice the poblano peppers in half lengthwise and place
  them on a lightly oiled baking sheet, skin sides up. Broil the poblanos about 10
  minutes, or until the skins char and blacken. They should puff up. Remove, cool
  slightly, then peel off the skins and discard them along with the seeds and
  stems.
• 2 Slice the poblanos into strips (or rough chop them, if preferred) and set them
  aside.
• 3 While the poblanos are roasting, heat a 10-inch oven proof skillet to medium
  heat and add the olive oil.
• 4 Add the onion and jalapeno and cook them down about 5 minutes to soften.
• 5 Add the garlic and cook another minute, until you can smell the awesome garlic.
• 6 Add the tomatoes, oregano, paprika, ancho powder, cumin and salt and pepper.
  Break apart the tomatoes and stir. Cook for 10 minutes on medium-low, until the
  tomatoes soften up and the mixture becomes saucy. You can simmer longer if you’d
  like. Scoop the sauce into a glass bowl.
• 7 Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 8 In the same 10-inch skillet (or you can use a baking dish or casserole dish),
  spoon half of the sauce into the bottom of the pan. Layer in half of the roasted
  poblano strips and half of the shredded cheese.
• 9 Add the remaining sauce, then remaining poblano peppers, then most of the
  remaining cheese.
• 10 Next, beat the eggs with the remaining cheese and pour the mixture over the top
  of the casserole.
• 11 Bake for 25 minutes, or until the egg sets and the cheeses are nice and melty.
• 12 Remove and garnish with spicy chili flakes and fresh herbs.

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