Chile Rellenos Beef Casserole Super Easy Recipe and No Frying!

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey reduces fat content while maintaining flavor.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: colby jack

Reduced-fat cheddar lowers calories without sacrificing taste.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

tortilla chips

🥗Healthier: baked tortilla chips

💰Cheaper: homemade tortilla strips

Baked chips are lower in fat and calories.

Heat a pan to medium-high heat and add avocado oil.

Add 1 pound of ground beef and cook until broken down.

Add 3 minced garlic cloves, 1/4 white onion, and 1/2 jalapeno; season with salt and pepper, and cook for about 2 minutes.

Add 2 Roma tomatoes and continue cooking until the tomato releases all its juice.

Set the meat mixture aside.

Roast 6 poblano peppers until fully roasted, then place them in a bag to sweat.

Peel the peppers, cut them open, and remove the seeds.

Grate 20 oz of Wajaka cheese or cheese of your choice.

Separate 8 eggs, mixing the yolks and whites separately until fluffy.

Combine egg yolks with 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 cup milk, salt, and pepper; mix until ready.

Grease a tray and add a layer of the egg mixture.

Add 3 poblano peppers on top, followed by a layer of cheese and the meat mixture.

Add the remaining poblano peppers, another layer of cheese, the rest of the egg batter, and top with remaining cheese.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for about 30 minutes.

Roast 5 Roma tomatoes, 1 jalapeno, 1/4 white onion, and 2 garlic cloves for salsa.

Fry 1 tortilla until crispy golden, then add to the blender with the roasted veggies.

Add 2 teaspoons of chicken bouillon, 1/2 teaspoon of oregano, and 1/3 cup of water to the blender and blend.

Fry the salsa in the same oil used for the tortilla, then simmer for about 2 minutes.

Serve the casserole with salsa on top.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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