"Chiles Rellenos" Quiche
"Mexican food is easy to make! All you need is toast and quotation marks!" - Wendy McClure
Okay, this recipe doesn't much resemble chiles rellenos, which is a Mexican stuffed chile dish. It is, however, in vaguely the same spirit flavor-wise, and it's very easy to make. I developed it after experimenting with a chiles rellenos casserole (Betty Crocker's New Cookbook, p. 173) and finding it worked better as a quiche.
Frozen pie crusts come two to a package, so I suggest doubling all the ingredients and making two of these. The extra one will freeze well after baking.
4 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1/8 tsp salt
Tabasco sauce or other hot sauce to taste (start with 2 to 4 drops)
4 oz. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
4 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese
1 can (4 oz.) diced green chiles
1 9-inch frozen pie crust
Beat the eggs, sour cream, salt, and hot sauce in a large bowl until smooth.
Spread the cheeses in an even layer on the bottom of the pie crust.
Spread the chiles on top of the cheese.
Pour the egg mixture into the crust.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, or until set in the center.
Okay, this recipe doesn't much resemble chiles rellenos, which is a Mexican stuffed chile dish. It is, however, in vaguely the same spirit flavor-wise, and it's very easy to make. I developed it after experimenting with a chiles rellenos casserole (Betty Crocker's New Cookbook, p. 173) and finding it worked better as a quiche.
Frozen pie crusts come two to a package, so I suggest doubling all the ingredients and making two of these. The extra one will freeze well after baking.
4 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1/8 tsp salt
Tabasco sauce or other hot sauce to taste (start with 2 to 4 drops)
4 oz. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
4 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese
1 can (4 oz.) diced green chiles
1 9-inch frozen pie crust
Beat the eggs, sour cream, salt, and hot sauce in a large bowl until smooth.
Spread the cheeses in an even layer on the bottom of the pie crust.
Spread the chiles on top of the cheese.
Pour the egg mixture into the crust.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, or until set in the center.