Bacon Chili Rellenos Recipes

BACON WRAPPED CHILE RELLENOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place poblano peppers directly on oven rack, and let them roast for 10 - 15 minutes, until skin is separating from the flesh and starting to char. Remove from oven and let cool. Once cool, peel the skin, split down lengthwise, and remove seeds and membranes.
• Stuff each pepper with 1 oz of cheddar cheese, and fold pepper around cheese. Wrap with 2 pieces of bacon, and lay on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until bacon is crispy, about 10 - 15 minutes.

BACON-CHILE RELLENOS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Carefully remove stems from chiles; cut each in half lengthwise and again horizontally to make 4 pieces. Remove and discard seeds. Spoon about 1 teaspoon cheese into each chile quarter. Wrap half slice of bacon around each.
• On cutting board, unroll dough; separate dough into 8 triangles. From center of longest side to opposite point, cut each triangle in half, making 16 triangles. Place chile, cheese side down, on dough triangle. Bring all points of triangle to center of top; press lightly to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve with salsa.

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CHILI RELLENOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack at about 6 inches from the heat source. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place peppers onto the prepared baking sheet, and cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, about 10 minutes. Turn the peppers often to blacken all sides. Place the blackened peppers into a bowl, and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Allow the peppers to steam as they cool, about 15 minutes.
• Rinse cooled peppers under cold water to peel off the skins, and cut a slit along the long side of each pepper to remove the seeds and core. Rinse the peppers inside and out, and pat dry with paper towels. Stuff the peppers with strips of the cheese.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl with the baking powder. In a second metal bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until the whites form stiff peaks. Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the yolk mixture. Place flour into a shallow bowl.
• Heat the vegetable shortening in a skillet over medium heat. Roll each stuffed pepper in flour, tap off excess flour, and dip the peppers into the egg mixture to coat both sides. Gently lay the coated peppers into the hot shortening. Fry peppers until lightly golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes per side.

SLOW-COOKER BACON CHILI

Steps:

• Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
• In 12-inch skillet, cook bacon 12 to 14 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crispy. Drain on paper towels. Reserve 1/4 cup; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Add remaining bacon to slow cooker.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet. Add beef, bell pepper, onion and garlic. Increase heat to medium-high. Cook 6 to 9 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain.
• Add beef mixture to slow cooker; stir in remaining chili ingredients. Cover; cook on High heat setting 3 to 4 hours or on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours. Serve with reserved bacon and Toppings.

CHEESE AND BACON JALAPENO RELLENOS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine all ingredients except peppers; spoon into peppers.
• Place, filled-sides up, on baking sheet.
• Bake 10 min. or until cheese is melted.

BACON-CHILI RELLENOS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cut each pepper in half lengthwise then again horizontally to make four pieces per pepper...16 in all
• 2. Spoon one tsp of cheese on top of each pepper piece. Wrap half slice of bacon around each.
• 3. Unwrap dough. Separate into triangles. Cut each triangle in half making 16 triangles. Place chili, cheese side down on triangle. Fold over filling and fold remaining points over first point. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
• 4. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with salsa. Each can of crescents will make 16 pieces.

BAKED CHILES RELLENOS

Steps:

• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Roast peppers on the top rack of the preheated oven until the skins are charred, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from the oven and allow to cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. Set the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• While peppers are cooling, whisk eggs, flour, milk, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl until smooth. Slice the queso fresco into eight even rectangles, just shorter than the length of the peppers.
• Carefully peel off the waxy skin of the cooled peppers. Gently cut a slit down the length of the peppers and use a spoon to remove the seeds and membranes.
• Spread about 1/4 cup of the milk mixture on the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Wrap each pepper around a queso fresco rectangle. Place each chile/cheese wrap seam-side down in a single layer in the baking dish. Cover with remaining egg mixture. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the egg mixture has risen and the cheese is golden brown, about 30 minutes.