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american chile relleno

Recipe by
Pat Cullinan
Opp, AL

An easy American classic stuffed bell pepper recipe with a Mexican flare.

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For american chile relleno

  • 4
    bell peppers
  • 2 lb
    ground chuck
  • 15 oz can
    spanish rice
  • 8 oz
    quesadilla semi-soft cheese for melting with jalapenos
  • 10 oz can
    enchilada sauce
  • 8 oz
    mexican cheese dip
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    adobo all purpose season salt

How To Make american chile relleno

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350
  • 2
    Season ground chuck with Adobo while browning. Add Spanish rice and simmer till slightly reduced Strain excess fat and sauce and set aside.
  • 3
    Core Bell peppers and clean out the seeds and veins
  • 4
    Slice Quesadilla cheese into pieces
  • 5
    Spoon in a little beef and rice mixture into pepper add cheese and repeat layers of mixture and cheese till pepper is full.
  • 6
    Stand peppers up in small casserole or backing dish and place in oven 45 min - 1 hour until pepper is tender and filling is hot.
  • 7
    Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes.
  • 8
    Heat up enchilada sauce
  • 9
    Heat up cheese dip.
  • 10
    Lay single pepper on its side in the middle of a dinner plate. Slice open long way and drizzle with enchilada sauce and cheese dip. Repeat for 4 dinner plates
  • 11
    Enjoy.

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