Easy Chile Relleno Casserole

Hazelruthe's Note:

This is such a simple dish and so pretty especially at holiday time. It's been a family favorite for years and always dissapears first when I take it to potlucks.

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

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄3; cup flour
• 3 (4 ounce) cans whole green chilies
• ½ lb monterey jack cheese , grated
• ½ lb cheddar cheese , grated
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

Directions:

1. Beat Half& Half with eggs and flour til smooth.
2. Split open the chilies, rinse and remove seeds.
3. Wipe dry with paper towels.
4. Mix together the cheeses setting aside 1/2 cup cheese for the topping.
5. In a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish that is lightly greased layer the chilies, cheese mixture and egg mixture alternating till all is used.
6. Spoon the tomato sauce over the top and sprinkle the reserved cheese over the tomato sauce.
7. Bake uncovered for 1 hour at 375 degrees.
8. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Magic Spice]

Thanks, Hazelruthe! Finally a GREAT recipe for this dish! I doubled the recipe and put just a pinch of cayenne, cumin, cinnamon and clove into the sauce. DELICIOUS!

[Hey Jude]

This was delicious. I used two 5 oz. cans of whole chile peppers and so used a bit less cheese but the stated amount of egg mixture. It baked up beautifully at just 45 minutes...my oven runs a bit hot. No runniness, which is something I worried about and I'm sure it's the 'dry with paper towels' instruction that helped with that. I'll definitely make this again....we love chile rellenos but I hate the filling, dipping and frying. It's nice to get all the same flavors in a casserole! Thanks Hazelruthe for this recipe :)

[PrairieHarpy]

i used chopped chilies instead of whole, fat free half and half instead of regular, eggbeaters instead of eggs, and a 1 pound mexican blend shredded cheese instead of the two 1/2 pounds (basically a pre-sold mix of jack, cheddar, and maybe asagio or something). used the tomato sauce and flour as called for. not sure how i could lighten it up anymore than that. DH's cholesterol is high, so i'd like to use less full fat dairy than i have been lately but i think this wouldn't survive that. it survived everything else nicely tho. very yummy and quick to prep! thanks.