Chili Relleno Squares Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Layer cheeses and chilies in a greased 8 inch square baking dish, starting and ending with cheese. In a bowl, beat the eggs. Mix in milk and flour. Pour over cheese. Bake 30 minutes or until set. Cut into small squares. Serve warm. Can be made ahead and reheated.

Steps:

• Split chiles; rinse and remove seeds. Dry on paper towels. Arrange chilies in an 11x7-in. baking dish. Top with cheeses. , In a large bowl, beat eggs; add milk and biscuit mix. Pour over cheese. Sprinkle with salt. Bake at 325° until golden brown, 50-55 minutes. Serve with salsa.

Steps:

• Char the chiles.
• Turn a gas burner on high. Char the chiles on the burner grate, turning with tongs (Marcela is a pro and uses her hands!), until blackened all over. Or char the chiles under the broiler.
• Let them soften.
• Transfer the charred chiles to a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag and close. Let stand 10 minutes. The chiles will steam in the bag, making them soft and easy to peel.
• Remove the skin.
• Gently rub the chiles with paper towels to remove as much skin as possible. It's okay if a few flecks remain-they'll add flavor, so don't rinse them off.
• Open the chiles.
• Using a paring knife, make a slit across the top of a chile just below the stem, leaving the stem intact. Starting from the middle of the slit, slice lengthwise down to the tip of the pepper (cut through only one layer). Open the chile like a book and pull out the seeds and inner membranes. You may need to use a paring knife to loosen the top of the seedpod. Repeat with the remaining chiles.
• Prepare the sauce.
• Puree the tomatoes, onion and garlic in a blender until smooth. Warm the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the tomato puree and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally; the sauce will be broth-y. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
• Make the filling.
• Place the cheese in a bowl, then add the oregano, crumbling and rubbing it with your fingers to release its flavor. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Stuff the chiles.
• Fill each chile with about 1/4 cup cheese mixture. Fold in the sides to cover the filling, then thread 2 toothpicks across the seam to form an X. You will probably need to make a second toothpick X to secure each chile so the filling doesn't leak out when you fry.
• Mix the batter.
• Beat the egg whites with a mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Add the egg yolk and beat 3 more minutes.
• Batter and fry.
• Heat about 1 inch vegetable oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 375 degrees F.
• Dredge: Pour flour into a shallow dish and season with salt and pepper. One at a time, coat the stuffed chiles with the flour.
• Batter: Holding each chile by the stem, lower it into the egg batter to cover completely. Let any excess batter drip off.
• Fry: Add the chiles to the hot oil, 1 or 2 at a time; fry, flipping once with tongs, until golden, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
• Eat!
• Place a fried chile on each plate and pour the warm sauce over it. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Line bottom of ungreased 9x13-inch pan with chilies.
• Combine rest of ingredients and pour evenly over chilies.
• Bake at 325 for 25-30 minute.
• Cool slightly.
• So serve cut into small rectangles.

Steps:

• Place half the cheeses in a greased 8 inch baking pan.
• sprinkle with chilies and remaining Cheeses
• in a bowl beat the eggs add the milk and flour.
• pour over cheese.
• bake at 375 for 30 minutes cut into small squares.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, mixing well.
• Pour into a 9 x 13-inch casserole dish.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes at 325°F.
• Optional: Add small can sliced black olives and/or cover top with thinly sliced tomatoes as soon as it is baked.

Steps:

• In a 13x9 in baking dish, place the stick of butter.
• Place dish in the oven and set to 350 degrees (the butter will melt while the oven preheats).
• Meanwhile, beat eggs in a large bowl.
• Blend in- by hand- cottage cheese and grated cheese. Add flour, baking powder and green chilies.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven once the butter has melted and add the egg mixture- no need to stir. Cover with foil. If the oven has not yet preheat, wait until then, otherwise --
• Bake 45 mins at 350. Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes.
• Optional- serve with sour cream and salsa.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack at about 6 inches from the heat source. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place peppers onto the prepared baking sheet, and cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, about 10 minutes. Turn the peppers often to blacken all sides. Place the blackened peppers into a bowl, and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Allow the peppers to steam as they cool, about 15 minutes.
• Rinse cooled peppers under cold water to peel off the skins, and cut a slit along the long side of each pepper to remove the seeds and core. Rinse the peppers inside and out, and pat dry with paper towels. Stuff the peppers with strips of the cheese.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl with the baking powder. In a second metal bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until the whites form stiff peaks. Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the yolk mixture. Place flour into a shallow bowl.
• Heat the vegetable shortening in a skillet over medium heat. Roll each stuffed pepper in flour, tap off excess flour, and dip the peppers into the egg mixture to coat both sides. Gently lay the coated peppers into the hot shortening. Fry peppers until lightly golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes per side.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown ground beef until fully cooked.
• Add salsa and water and allow to reach a boil.
• Grease an 8x8 casserole pan and pat uncooked rice into an even layer.
• Spoon ground beef mixture over rice evenly.
• Top with 1 cup of shredded cheese, then spread green chiles over cheese layer, then finish with last cup of cheese.
• Beat eggs, milk and salt together, then pour over casserole making sure to cover entire surface.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean. Allow to cool 5 minutes then cut into squares and serve with your favorite taco toppings.

Steps:

• Place half the cheeses in a greaased 8-in square baking dish.
• Sprinkle with chilies and remaining cheeses.
• In a bowl, beat the eggs.
• Add the milk and flour; pour over the cheese.
• Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until set.
• Cut into small squares.
• Serve warm.

Steps:

• 1. Place half of the cheeses in a greased 8-inch square baking dish. Sprinkle with chilies and remaining cheeses. In a bowl beat the eggs, add the milk and flour; pour over cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, or until set. Serve warm. Makes 16 servings.