INGREDIENTS LIST
1 cooked chicken breast, shredded or chopped (you can use rotisserie chicken)
2 large poblano chiles or green bell peppers
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped
1/4 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup Cream cheese or Mayonnaise
1 teaspoon hot sauce, or to taste
4 oz. Pepper Jack or Monterey Jack cheese, coarsely grated
1/4 teaspoon salt and freshly ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
1. To make the chicken stuffed chile Rellenos: Set up your oven in broil mode and preheat to medium. Cut poblano chiles in half lengthwise to make a “boat” for the filling and scrape out seeds.
2. In a large mixing bowl, add onion, garlic, jalapeños, red bell pepper, cilantro, and cumin, hot sauce, shredded chicken, and 3/4 of the cheese. Add a bit of salt and pepper to taste. Spoon the filling into the hollowed chiles and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Arrange the chiles in a baking dish.
3. Put the baking dish with the chiles in the oven away from the direct heat – medium or bottom rack. Bake until the chiles are tender and cheese is browned and bubbling, count about 30 to 40 minutes depending on the size of your chiles.
4. Remove the chicken stuffed chile Rellenos from the oven and serve immediately, garnished with fresh chopped cilantro and lemon slices. Enjoy! ❤️
TIPS FOR THE CHICKEN STUFFED CHILE RELLENOS RECIPE
Try to get the largest poblano peppers you can find. You’ll stuff the peppers with a lot of filling and you won’t have any leftovers!
Feel free to mix in some other ingredients to the filling. Some good substitutions for shredded chicken would be pork carnitas, ground beef, or shredded turkey.
If you don’t like the skin of chile, broil the chiles in the oven for a couple of minutes before you stuff them, then wrap in foil or put in an air-tight container to trap the remaining steam. You’ll just have to peel off the skin with a knife.
HOW AND HOW LONG TO KEEP THE CHICKEN CHILE RELLENOS LEFTOVERS?
These chicken chile Rellenos keep for 2 days covered in the refrigerator. To reheat, put in the oven at 350–400ºF (180-200ºC), covered with foil.
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