Chile Relleno Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 lb ground beef
    1/2 lb chorizo sausage (spicy Mexican sausage)
    1 cup chopped onion
    3 garlic cloves, crushed, minced, to taste
    2 (4 ounce) cans whole mild green chilies, drained & seeds removed
    2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or 2 cups Mexican blend cheese, divided
    4 eggs
    1/4 cup flour
    1 1/2 cups milk
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 dash Tabasco sauce or 1 dash cayenne pepper
Preparation
    In a large skillet, brown sausage and ground beef, breaking up meat as it cooks.
    Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is tender.
    Drain well, as chorizo is quite greasy.
    Cut the chilies into strips length-wise.
    Line a 9x9\" square baking dish with half of the chilies; top with 1 1/2 cups of cheese.
    Add browned meat mixture then top with remaining chilies; set aside.
    Beat together eggs and flour until smooth; add milk, salt, and Tabasco or cayenne pepper.
    Pour egg mixture over casserole.
    Bake, uncovered, in a 350F oven for about 35 to 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted around the center comes out clean.
    Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over the top of the hot casserole.
    Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

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