Spray a 9 x 13 inch dish with nonstick cooking spray. It starts with a quick and easy mexican red sauce comes packed in the middle with chili pepper cheesy goodness and ends with a fluffy golden cloud of baked eggs. If you love chili rellenos but don t love all the prep work that comes along with it chili relleno casserole is where it s at. Layer chilies then the mixture made in step 1 then the cheese. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a pan 9x13 with a nonstick cooking spray. Layer with the cheddar cheese and top with the rest of the canned chiles. Cut chiles open by slicing from top to bottom. Split the chiles open and spread half the chiles into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. I used the following suggestions from other readers.
This chile relleno casserole is whole green chiles stuffed with monterey jack cheese then baked in an egg batter and covered in more cheese and fresh cilantro. Layers of cheese ground beef corn tortillas and of course green chilis make this casserole a quick family favorite. An easy vegetarian meal that tastes like your favorite mexican restaurant but without the frying. No stuffing of peppers required this is a very quick and easy casserole that gives you all the flavors of chili rellenos with hardly any of the work. Layer half of the cut chiles in the bottom of prepared casserole dish.
2 7 ounce cans whole green chile peppers drained 8 ounces monterey jack cheese shredded 8 ounces longhorn or cheddar cheese shredded 2 eggs beaten 1 5 ounce can evaporated milk 2 tablespoons all purpose flour 1 2 cup milk 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce directions. 2 7 ounce cans whole green chile peppers drained 8 ounces monterey jack cheese shredded 8 ounces longhorn or cheddar cheese shredded 2 eggs beaten 1 5 ounce can evaporated milk 2 tablespoons all purpose flour 1 2 cup milk 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce directions. This chile relleno casserole is whole green chiles stuffed with monterey jack cheese then baked in an egg batter and covered in more cheese and fresh cilantro. Spray a pan 9x13 with a nonstick cooking spray. Spray a 9 x 13 inch dish with nonstick cooking spray.