First, why did I wait so long in life to try this in the first place? Wow!

Second, I have no basis for comparison, but I followed this lady's recipe last night, and I was super happy with the results. So good.

Maybe after my Gumbo Greens...

Yeah. Those gumbo greens are special. People who don't like greens will eat them.

I LOVE Chile Rellenos, but this is just more work than I want to do at home. The prior post of the Baked Chile Relleno Casserole is the way to go for me, that worked out GREAT! Try this https://texags.com/forums/67/topics/3504073

Mark Fairchild said:

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I LOVE Chile Rellenos, but this is just more work than I want to do at home. The prior post of the Baked Chile Relleno Casserole is the way to go for me, that worked out GREAT! Try this https://texags.com/forums/67/topics/3504073

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The baked version in on the menu this weekend. Excited to try it.

Yeah. That looks way less labor intensive. I'm definitely going to give it a shot. Probably next week.

I find Goya's frozen chile rellenos decent and they work if the need is great but time isn't. Walmart has them. They actually look handmade because they are different shapes and sizes.

waryman: Thanks will hit Wally World and give them a try. Also, CONFESSION: As well as TOO much work, my experience with the chilis is NOT good. If I try and do what she did, they fall apart, or they rip when trying to stuff. Actually the baked ones were really good, had all the taste profile that I like, especially with the doctoring I did.

Edit: Just did on line search of our, Rockport, Wally, No Joy on the Goya Rellenos!

We have them in Calallen

B-1 83: I am glad for you, we are a VERY small community in Rockport, only Hurricanes find us!

The point being, if you're coming down 37 headed south, it's a minute or two out of the way.

Wood! (...make those chile rellenos, of course)

Finished product looks good but watching her chop an onion made me want to yell at my screen! Then drive to her house and...sharpen her knife.

Fwiw - my heb app says my heb also has them - so not a Wally World exclusive.

Was it the finger on top of the blade?

waryman said:

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I find Goya's frozen chile rellenos decent and they work if the need is great but time isn't. Walmart has them. They actually look handmade because they are different shapes and sizes.

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Forgot to mention the red sauce included with the Goya product is not my favorite. It doesn't have a typical Tex Mex flavor profile in my opinion. It works, but just not perfectly.

By the way, I grew up in New Orleans in the early 70s and the only Mexican food to be had was either Taco Bell or Panchos, so that's what we ate when my parents had the hankering. While Pancho's chile rellenos were doughier than normal, I loved them and consumed them by the half dozen raising the flag 3 or 4 times occasionally! Great place for a growing teenaged dude to eat! And we wiped them out when there were four or more of us eating lunch there - during the school week (of course) requiring a drive across the river while skipping calculus class.

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Was it the finger on top of the blade?

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Haha! Didn't even notice that. An onion is one of the easiest veggies to dice and she did it about as inefficiently as possible.

Mark Fairchild said:

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I LOVE Chile Rellenos, but this is just more work than I want to do at home. The prior post of the Baked Chile Relleno Casserole is the way to go for me, that worked out GREAT! Try this https://texags.com/forums/67/topics/3504073

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Making this for dinner tonight.

It was good. Just in a very different way. The baking powder really gets the eggs to rise, and it's almost like quiche. It would make a great breakfast casserole. It's a lot less work, but give me that stuffed, deep fried pepper for the win.

I like the southern New Mexico chili rellenos. After using Hatch Chiles, I am no longer a fan of using Poblano Chile, though I am aware the Poblano is authentic Mexican. Removing the waxy skin makes the rellenos better.