Easy Cheesy Chili Rellano Casserole

Feast Your Eyes!'s Note:

This dish will have your family shouting OLAY! Mexican food night at your home will be a hit with this delicious cheesy chili relano and pork sausage casserole.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 (4 ounce) cans whole green chili peppers , seeded and drained
• salt , to taste
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 4 egg whites
• Tabasco sauce , to taste
• 1⁄3; cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup green onion , chopped
• 2 cups monterey jack cheese , shredded
• 2 cups sharpcheddar cheese , shredded
• 1 lb ground pork sausage , cooked and drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes , drained
• sour cream

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lightly spray a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with no-stick spray; set aside.
3. Wearing disposable gloves, slit the chili pepers in half lengthwise. Remove and discard the seeds; rinse and drain the pepers on several paper towels. Salt the chili peppers.
4. In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the milk, egg whites, Tabasco sauce, and flour until smooth. Set aside.
5. In a second mixing bowl, combine 1-cup of each cheese and the green onions. (Save the remaining cheeses for the topping.).
6. Assemble the casserole: Layer half each of the chili peppers, cheese mixture, and cooked sausage. Repeat. Pour egg mixture evenly over the top of casserole.
7. Pour tomato sauce and diced tomatoes over the top, and bake for 30 minutes. Sprinle with the reserved cheeses and bake for 20 minutes more.
8. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
9. Serve with a dollop of sour cream and a freshly tossed green salad dressed in olive oil and red vinegar.

Reviews

[The Wallaces]

Delicious! The pork sausage adds a lot to the flavor. I used 1 tsp Tabasco and would probably up it a bit next time, as this was not hot at all. I forgot to get out the sour cream to top the dish, and my hubby and I both agreed that the sour cream isn't really needed with all of the cheese in the dish. The directions did not specify whether to bake covered or uncovered, so I did covered, but it was really watery, so I'm guessing it should be uncovered. This casserole was a lot more labor-intensive than the listed prep time led me to believe, it was in the oven an hour after starting prep. Thanks for posting!