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chile rellenos

Chicken Pepperjack Chile Rellenos

5 from 1 vote
Course Dinner
Cuisine Mexican

Equipment

  • 1 baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large chicken breast cooked and shredded
  • 2 large poblano peppers
  • 1/4 cup cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese separated
  • 1/2 yellow onion diced
  • 1 jalapeno finely diced
  • 1/2 red pepper diced
  • 1 clove garlic finely diced
  • 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to broil mode on high. Cut a slit lengthwise in each poblano pepper, remove seeds if desired, and arrange in a baking dish. Broil in the oven until blistering, about 5 minutes but check frequently.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix shredded chicken, cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the shredded pepper jack, onion, jalapeno, garlic, red pepper, cilantro, cumin and chili powder. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • When the poblano peppers are efficiently blistered remove from the oven and stuff peppers to the brim.
  • Preheat oven on Bake at 375 ℉
  • Sprinkle the remaining pepper jack on top of the stuffed peppers and put in oven. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until cheese on top is bubbling.
  • Remove from oven, garnish with cilantro and serve immediately. ENJOY
Keyword chile, fried chicken, relleno