Description
Super-easy, delicious, and low-carb version of chiles rellenos. Serve with dollops of low-fat sour cream and pico de gallo or salsa.
Ingredients
- 6 large poblano peppers, halved and seeded
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground paprika
- ¼ teaspoon ground dried chipotle pepper
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
- cooking spray
- 3 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend, or to taste
Instructions
- Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place poblano peppers cut-side down onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Cook under the preheated broiler until poblano pepper skins have blackened and blistered
- 5 to 8 minutes. Place blackened peppers into a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow peppers to steam as they cool
- about 10 minutes.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef
- chili powder
- garlic
- cumin
- oregano
- cayenne pepper
- paprika
- chipotle pepper
- salt
- and black pepper. Cook and stir until beef is no longer pink
- about 4 minutes. Add onion; cook until slightly softened
- about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with green chiles; cook until onions are translucent
- about 5 minutes more. Let beef mixture cool.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Run water over the poblano peppers to remove skins and discard them; drain peppers on paper towels. Place a layer of peppers on the bottom of the prepared dish; place 1/3 of the beef mixture on top. Cover with 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend. Repeat layers twice more in the same order.
- Bake
- uncovered
- in the preheated oven until golden brown on top
- about 35 minutes.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 51 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 21 mins
Servings: 10