Chile Relleno Breakfast

Submitted by Acerast

"I've been making this for so long I don't remember where the recipe came from. The recipe calls for Monterey Jack Cheese but you can use Pepper Jack, Cheddar or a combination of cheeses. You can also add chopped fresh jalapenos, black olives, hot sauce....what ever suits you. Buen Provecho!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 flour tortillas (7-inch)
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon onion, minced
• salsa
• sour cream

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
2. Lightly grease four 10-ounce custard cups.
3. Brush both sides of each tortilla with the melted butter.
4. Nestle each tortilla into one of the custard cups - forming "bowls".
5. In a small bowl combine the cheese, flour, salt and pepper; put half of this mixture into another small bowl and set aside.
6. To the remaining half of the cheese add eggs, chilies, garlic and onion; distribute evenly into the tortilla "bowls".
7. Sprinkle reserved cheese over egg mixture.
8. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes or until eggs are set.
9. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
10. Serve with salsa and sour cream.
11. Great with fresh fruit!

Reviews

[Mika G.]

Fantastic! I made these for my husband's Valentine breakfast and it was a big hit! We will be making these a lot in the future. I did bake a little longer than the recipe said just because I wanted to make sure they were done in the middle. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!

 

[Andtototoo]

These were so cute. I think that in my oven I needed to bake these more like 30 minutes rather than 25. The only thing that I did different was to heat the tortillas first in the microwave to make them a bit more flexible, and then spread some butter on them.

 

[Susie D]

What a nifty idea! I used half pepperjack and half monterey cheeses and added a few chunks of tomato this time, but these crunchy little cups have endless possibilities. I served these for lunch with a salad. Thank you for sharing the recipe!

 

[Rinshinomori]

Oh boy, this was sooo good! I had some leftover flour tortillas from two nights ago and used that to make this. The only addition I made to this recipe are inclusion of cumin and cheddar cheese besides the monterey jack cheese. We loved these and very easy to make too. I can see many possibilities with this one such as addition of other greens like spinach in the mixture. Thank you for posting this! Made for ZWT 5.