GRANDMA'S FAMOUS CHILE RELLENO BAKE
My grandmother's delicious original recipe for a cheese-stuffed chile relleno casserole... with an Italian twist. The recipe may be cut in half, and baked in an 8 x 8 baking dish.
Provided by The Spice Guru
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Time 55m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- SET oven rack to the center position; PREHEAT oven to 350°F; BUTTER a 3-quart baking dish.
- DIVIDE an 8 ounce block of Monterey Jack cheese in half; cut each half into 6 equal slices, for a total of 12 cheese slices (if using a large brick of cheese, cut 1/2" slices into diagons). Shred the remaining 16 ounces cheese (or use pre-shredded Monterey Jack cheese).
- DRAIN one 27-ounce can whole green chiles; BLOT chilies well; PLACE into buttered baking dish,.
- STUFF 12-16 green chiles with one wedge of cheese; ARRANGE stuffed chiles single-layer, overlapping if necessary (arrange wide ends of chiles beside narrow ends of following chile until all chiles are used).
- BLEND the dry ingredients of the batter first in a medium bowl (1/3 cup flour, 4 tablespoons powdered parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon crushed dried basil, and 1/4 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary; WHISK in 8 beaten eggs with 1 1/4 cups milk until batter is smooth.
- STIR the saute mixture into the batter; POUR the batter over chiles in baking dish; SPREAD 12 ounces (3 cups) shredded cheese evenly over the batter mixture.
- BAKE casserole uncovered in a 350°F oven for 35 minutes; LEAVE oven on.
- REMOVE casserole from oven; SPREAD one 14-ounce jar pizza sauce evenly over the top; SPRINKLE evenly with the remaining 4 ounces (1 cup) shredded cheese; RETURN to oven and continue baking uncovered for 10 minutes.
- ALLOW to cool and set for 5-7 minutes before cutting.
- SLICE, serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 348.2, Fat 23.3, SaturatedFat 13.4, Cholesterol 181.9, Sodium 607.6, Carbohydrate 13.1, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 6.5, Protein 22.3
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