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Vegan Chile Rellenos

June 14, 2016 By Chuck Underwood 1 Comment

VEGAN CHILLE RELLENOS!   OMG….Chile Lovers – Get Ready.  

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Vegan Chile Rellenos | Brand New Vegan

When I lived in Albuquerque, one of my most FAVORITE meals was Chile Rellenos –  spicy Hatch Green Chiles stuffed with Pepper jack cheese, rolled in egg batter, and then pan fried.

YUM!  {drool}

MY version of Vegan Chile Rellenos combines that great chile/cheese flavor in a tortilla rather than egg, and then baked to a golden brown to add just a little crunch, topped off with my Easy Red Chile Sauce.  

Now let me just say – this is NOT a hot and spicy dish…..at least this version anyway.

SO NO WORRIES!

If you were to get this same dish in Albuquerque?  It would be a “Oh my heck – you better believe it’d be hot – is my tongue still attached – grab the fire extinguisher now!” kind of hot.

But their Chiles are practically grown in their back yard…..so it’s to be expected.

Where I live in Oregon?  All I can get are those little cans of Ortega Green Chiles…..and honestly I’ve had CARROTS that were hotter.  

So unless you live in New Mexico or are using fresh Hatch Chiles – NO WORRIES!

 

 

And The Red Chile Sauce?

 

Red Chile Sauce

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I use those bags of dried Red Chile Pods you can buy at Wal-Mart, and even though they say New Mexico Chile – there’s really not that much heat.

But there is FLAVOR!

That awesome, earthy, you can only get it from New Mexico, kind of Chile flavor that I and many others love so much.   So again – don’t worry about the heat.  

Unless you toss in a Jalapeño or a few Chipotle Peppers which I’ve been know to do – shhh…don’t tell the wife.  

If you’ve never had New Mexico Red Chile Sauce – I highly recommend you try it at least once.

Its like nothing you’ve ever tasted.

 

Vegan Chile Rellenos

 

vegan chile rellenos

Vegan Chile Rellenos | Brand New Vegan

This is not so much of a recipe than it is a Recipe Idea….

  • Canned Green Chiles
  • My Vegan Cheese Sauce
  • My Easy NM Red Chile Sauce
  • Tortillas

That’s the entire ingredient list….really.

And of course the cheese is made from carrots and potatoes…..so this is not only TASTY, it’s fat-free & healthy too.

Warm up some tortillas (corn or flour) until soft and pliable, lay a chile or two down the center of each tortilla, cover with cheese sauce and roll.  I used a little dab of the sauce to seal the tortillas too.

Bake on a parchment lined baking sheet for 20 minutes at 400° or until golden brown.

Garnish with NM Red Chile Sauce, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, avocado, and maybe a dollop of vegan sour cream.

Now grab a Margarita, cue the Mariachi Band, and get ready for a taste of New Mexico!

Ole!

 

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Vegan Chile Rellenos
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 
OMG....Chile Lovers - get ready. VEGAN CHILLE RELLENOS! Baked tortillas stuffed with Whole Green Chiles, Vegan Cheese, and garnished with Red Chile Sauce.
Course: Main
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 6 Rellenos
Author: Chuck Underwood
Ingredients
  • 2 cans Fire Roasted Whole Green Chiles (7 oz ea)
  • Vegan Cheese Sauce (see recipe)
  • Tortillas Corn or Flour
  • Red Chile Sauce (see recipe)
Instructions
  1. Warm 6 tortillas in your microwave until they are soft and pliable - about 30 seconds
  2. Lay 2 green chiles down the center of each tortilla
  3. Spread a generous amount of cheese sauce over each chile
  4. Starting from the edge closest to you, roll the tortilla and seal edges with cheese

  5. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees F for 20 min
  6. Garnish with Red Chile Sauce
Recipe Notes

Prep time assumes the Chile and Cheese Sauce are already made. Otherwise count on about 30 minutes each for each recipe.

Shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, and Vegan Sour Cream also make a great garnish.

Serve with Refried Beans and Rice for an authentic Mexican meal.

 

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  1. Lee

    October 25, 2019 at 6:50 am

    Thanks Chuck! The one thing I’ve missed since becoming allergic to eggs is my rellenos. We keep about a bushel of Hatch chiles in the freezer as we live close enough to Hatch to bring home a bunch and fix them up for the freezer. Boy, is the stash going to take a hammering now that I have your rellenos recipe! However, I never put tomato sauce in my red chile, unless I make hongos del Diablo. Otherwise my red chile is like yours.

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