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June's Chile Relleno Casserole

June's Chile Relleno Casserole

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for The Best Recipe or Technique Your Mother Taught You
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    gluttonforlife's Notes: I still have this recipe card written in my mother's hand. It's all the more poignant because she was a quadraplegic for the last 14 years of her life. Before that, she was a prolific and...

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Serves 8-10

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

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  2. Heat olive oil in a large sautee pan and cook onion and garlic until lightly browned. Add cooked meat, pepitas, raisins, apple and beef stock and cook until softened and well melded. Set aside.

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  3. Combine enchilada sauce and tomato sauce in a bowl. Combine two cheeses in another bowl.

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  4. Split chiles and discard stems and seeds. Line a deep baking dish with a layer of chiles, then a layer of the beef mixture, then a layer of the cheeses. Continue until you use all ingredients, reserving enough cheese for a top layer.

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  5. Combine milk, eggs and flour, and season with salt and pepper. Beat until foamy and pour over everything. Bake until set, about 30 minutes.

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  6. Remove from oven and cover with combined tomato and enchilada sauces. Top with layer of grated cheeses. Return to oven and bake until bubbling and browned, another 30-45 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit 15 minutes before serving.

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3 Comments on June's Chile Relleno Casserole

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how much garlic do you use? Instruction #2 says cook onion with garlic, but garlic isn't on the ingredient list.

Picture_11 Reply

This looks like a great homey recipe. I take it that milk doesn't really kill any of the heat? ; ) Looking forward to scaring myself with this one.

Ls Reply

It's as spicy as you make it with the enchilada sauce; green chiles are mild. Let me know if you make it...

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