Untraditional Chile Rellenos

Submitted by SimplyME

"This is a heathlier version of a chile relleno. This is not a traditional relleno, but it is fast and easy to make in the microwave. Yes, microwave! I got this recipe from a lady that sells chile at the farmers market and I tried and really liked it for a quick chile relleno fix! Hope you like it too. You can use whatever cheese you want and use prepared bread crumbs if you want. I included step by step photos to help make these."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1⁄2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 tomatoes, cut in strips (I used roma)
• 4 green chilies (roasted and peeled)

directions

1. Mix bread crumbs with salt and garlic powder.
2. Remove stems from chile and seed if you want. Cut open and lay chile flat.
3. Divide the 1/2 cup cheese between the 4 chiles and place 2 strips of tomatoe in each.
4. Close up chile and sprinkle 1/2 cup of cheese on them.
5. Sprinkle bread crumbs on chiles. May not need the whole cup, maybe 3/4 cup.
6. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top of bread crumbs.
7. Microwave for 3 minutes or until cheese melts.

Reviews

[msmia]

This was really great - I baked 1/2 the recipe & microwaved half: I think the microwaved pepper was better! You could add other things to this easily: chopped veges or meat in the pepper before you top it. Even better the second day. Thanks for a good one!

 

[bmxmama]

These are soo good! And I like the fact they aren't like the traditional egg batter & fried. And they were easy, tasty and a great little afternoon snack. I did have issues trying to roast the chilies, but those were my own issues. Viviane was so helpful to me trying to figure out where I went wrong. With her help I was able to achieve what I needed to make this fabulous treat! Thanks again Viviane!

 

[islandgirl77551]

Great recipe Viviane! I used peppers that had already been prepared and frozen. I just thawed them ahead of time,stuffed them and popped them into the microwave. I used ground beef and pepper jack for the filling and topped with cheddar and crumbled tortilla chips. For garnish, I added pico de gallo and sour cream. It was a good quick dinner!

 

[Elmotoo]

These were fabulous! Of course it took a few extra minutes to roast & peel the peppers. My silly kids thought the poblanos were 'hot'. Oy. I also added some shredded chicken that I had. They were a bit overstuffed but still yummy. I used a 2c bag of shredded Mexican cheese blend. I started with 3/4c bread crumbs but didn't use more than 1/4c. It was so nice to have it done ahead & just press START when we were ready to eat! Made for PAC Spring '07.

 

[sugarpea]

What a terrific chile relleno, Viviane: all the flavor and none of the frying and oil. They're incredibly good and we'll definitely be having this again. I used panko for the breadcrumbs and pasilla chiles.