Linda's Low Carb CHILE RELLENO CASSEROLE


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 9
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 211.0
  • Total Fat: 17.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 115.5 mg
  • Sodium: 515.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 1.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
  • Protein: 10.9 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Linda's Low Carb CHILE RELLENO CASSEROLE calories by ingredient


Introduction

This was very good and much easier than stuffing the cheese into the chiles, but with pretty much the same flavor of the traditional method. If you don't care for hot food, you could use plain Monterey jack cheese instead of the pepper-jack. For myself I added more pepper. You can see Linda's receipe at; www.genaw.com/lowcarb/chile_relleno_casser
ole.html
This was very good and much easier than stuffing the cheese into the chiles, but with pretty much the same flavor of the traditional method. If you don't care for hot food, you could use plain Monterey jack cheese instead of the pepper-jack. For myself I added more pepper. You can see Linda's receipe at; www.genaw.com/lowcarb/chile_relleno_casser
ole.html

Number of Servings: 9

Ingredients

    2 7-ounce cans whole green chiles, drained well *
    8 ounces pepper-jack cheese, shredded
    3 eggs
    3/4 cup heavy cream
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

Grease an 8x8" baking pan. Slice each chile along one long side and open flat. Arrange half of the chiles in the bottom of the baking pan, skin side down, in a single layer. Top with the pepper-jack cheese. Arrange the remaining chiles over the cheese, skin side up. Beat the eggs, cream and salt well. Pour evenly over the chiles. Top with the cheddar cheese. Bake at 350º for 35 minutes, until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Makes 6-9 servings
Can be frozen

Number of Servings: 9

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user THELMAGADDIS.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    5 of 6 people found this review helpful
    Awesome!!! Made it last night with steamed fresh chilies. My husbands favorite meal at a mexican resturante is Chile Rellanos and he was thrilled by this. I also added extra lean ground beef and some pinto beans on the side. - 8/12/11


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Great recipe as is. I add ground beef per family request. add to pan of sautéed onion and garlic. When browned add 2 pkts. Sazon, cumin and oregano to taste. Add the beef after the 2nd layer of chilies and before the cream, eggs and salt. Add cheddar. Cook in 8X12 pan or dish. Same time and temp. - 7/24/14


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    This is fantastic. Will make again. Used Fresh from the Garden Pablano Peppers and added 1 pound of Lean Ground Turkey with 1 packet of Sazon and .5 tsp of Adobo. Layered it under the Cream mixture and chedder cheese..... MMMMM WHHAAAAA Deliciouso - 8/4/10


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This recipe is AWESOME...easy and the best I have had... - 9/10/11


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    really good and fast and good - 7/14/11


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    We loved this. So easy to make. The hard part is having just one square! Delicious! - 1/10/11


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I use 4-6 Poblano Peppers, roast them, skin them, deseed, and then fillet them and I only use 2 eggs, but a whole lot more cheese. This is a sinful dish for me! But, it is Awesome! - 6/18/10


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    I would have to use fresh chilies too since we do not get canned ones. - 8/15/19


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    Incredible!
    My favorite Keto recipe, by far! Tastes as good as a Chile Relleno without all the fuss. Cut into hors d’oeuvre-sized pieces, this would be great to take to a party. - 7/8/18


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    Incredible!
    This was great. I added some real lean ground turkey and more o fat Mexican cheese - 4/2/18


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    Incredible!
    OH MY HEAVENS!! We made this tonight and it will DEFINITELY go into our menu rotation!! We did add ground beef, so the nutritional value did change, but not enough to really make a huge difference or to scare us off :) Thanks for sharing!!! (the kids loved it as well) - 1/24/18


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    Incredible!
    I used a can of diced chilies and mixed it all together. It is very good. - 11/10/17


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    Incredible!
    Delicious. My husband loved it too. - 6/21/17


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    Incredible!
    - 4/28/17


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    Incredible!
    Wow, What a great low carb substitute to one of my favorites and super simple. - 2/28/16


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    Incredible!
    I used 4 small cans of mild diced chiles and it was great, and very easy - 6/25/15


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    Incredible!
    This was incredibly easy to make and so delicious! It will definitely be a part of my weekly rotation from now on!!! - 1/8/15


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    Very good & easy to make. - 4/4/13


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    Incredible!
    My husband LOVED this - 3/16/13


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    Very Good
    Super simple recipe, and probably the BEST chile rellenos I've in a long time! Can't wait to make this for the rest of mi familia! - 6/3/12


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    Incredible!
    Very tasty - esp IF you're wanting mexican. I didn't have enough of the green chili's, so I added some red & orange peppers that I chopped up to make the difference.

    i also added some low sugar taco seasoning - just sprinkled over the top before adding the cheese.

    I did have to cook longer
    - 5/18/12


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    Very Good
    Was great but had to cook it an additional 15 minutes. Not sure why, I followed the ingredients but added cooked ground turkey. No problem still amazing chili relleno quiche. May omit half the cream next time and make stiff peaks. Just an idea though.
    - 4/1/12


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    Incredible!
    Family loved this.
    - 6/28/11


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    Incredible!
    Just made it and it was super super yummy and also extremely easy! - 11/7/10


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    Incredible!
    Fantastic!! My family loved it and it will be a weekly meal for us! THANKS! - 10/5/10


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    made this for my husband, he is on a low carb low fat diet. was very good but to keep it vegie and low carb will add some graded zucchini and maybe a litte black beans,(filler). used fresh peppers and low fat cheese. will make again. - 9/8/10


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    Incredible!
    Wife made for dinner = Fantastic....oh see she already commented.... the garden pablanos where the best... and a man's gotta have some meat... turkey was great addition. - 8/4/10


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    Incredible!
    Yummy, yummy! This will definitely become one of my favorites on my low-carb eating plan! - 6/6/10


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    Incredible!
    My husband's family has been making this for years. It is so delicious! We like to roast and chop fresh chiles for this in place of the canned, but it is good either way. It's also delicious eaten at room temperature. It's the perfect low carb version of the traditional quiche with crust. - 4/6/10


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    Incredible!
    I used poblanos. These were fantastic. I'm thinking of adding some ground turkey next time and I wonder what a little cream cheese would do too. Would definitely make again. - 2/24/10


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    I love american white cheese. I use poblanos peppers.
    I use egg whites .
    - 1/10/10


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    This is my kind of recipe! I will use it tonight! - 8/26/09


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    Yum! I made it a week ago with canned chilis and it was great. Tonight, I got real fresh poblanos and broiled them and then peeled them - it should be fantastic. - 4/7/09


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    Incredible!
    REALLY really good! - 1/4/09


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    Incredible!
    I used to make a quiche something like this. I'd forgotten how good it was. I'm going to use this recipe! - 12/9/08


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    Incredible!
    This is soooo good! I have tried other chile relleno recipes, but this is the best! - 11/30/08


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    Incredible!
    WOW. Just wow. I shook it up a bit, I used fresh chiles peeled & steamed, and added about six chicken tenders. I didnt have pepper jack, only a bag of cheddar & a bag of fiesta mix, so I threw in some chopped canned jalepenos. The best recipe Ive tried on here so far!!! - 11/24/08


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    Wonderful! - 11/7/08


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    Very Good
    This is a great recipe! It's just a little rich for me. I'm planning on adding some shredded chicken inside the chiles next time. Yum!! I'll definitely make this again. - 10/14/08


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    Incredible!
    I doubled this recipe for a pot luck. It was great. I used some pepper jack and mexican cheese for the rest.
    Will make this again.
    - 10/6/08