Follow this easy recipe for Chili Relleno Casserole made with Bisquick, green chilies, and two kinds of cheese. It’s creamy, cheesy, and great for a meatless meal.
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What Is Chili Relleno?
An authentic Chili Relleno is a chili pepper stuffed with cheese and sometimes with meat. It’s usually fried or grilled.
I really love Chili Relleno, but it’s time-consuming. That’s why I really enjoy this casserole. It might take 50 minutes to bake, but the prep is really simple.
Recipe Ingredients
Here’s what I put in my casserole:
- Shredded Cheese – I used sharp cheddar because it has the best flavor. You can use any combination of cheeses for it. I also use Monterey Jack to make it nice and cheesy.
- Butter – to help keep the casserole from sticking to the baking dish.
- Eggs – The egg-size doesn’t matter. You just need 3 eggs of any size.
- Milk – If you can’t have cow’s milk, you can use almond milk instead.
- Bisquick – If you are on a gluten-free diet you can use a gluten-free substitute.
- Chilies – I used Ortega whole and diced green chilies. The canned ones have a better texture and last longer on the shelf.
How to Make Chili Relleno Casserole
This is such an easy recipe to make. The prep work is a breeze. You just mix up the ingredients and then layer them in the casserole dish. Here are the recipe steps:
- Combine Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses in a bowl.
- Spread melted butter in 13 x 9-inch casserole dish.
- Lay whole chilies on top of the melted butter. Sprinkle two-thirds of the cheese on the chilies.
- Mix the milk, eggs, and Bisquick until smooth.
- Stir in diced chilies and pour the mixture over the cheese.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
Does Relleno have meat?
The main stuffing for the chili pepper is cheese. It is optional to add meat such as ground beef, pork, or chicken.
Can you freeze Chili Relleno Casserole?
Yes, this makes an excellent freezer meal. Before you bake it, seal it and put it in the freezer. Label it with the date. It will last about 3 months in the freezer.
When you are ready to bake it, take it out of the freezer the night before and let it thaw in the refrigerator. Then, bake it like normal.
What do you serve with Chili Relleno Casserole?
This could be a meal all on its own. But if you want some side-dish ideas, try one of these.
- Spanish Rice Recipe
- Mexican Style Refried Beans
- Easy White Queso Recipe
- Corn Air Fryer Recipe
- Casa Ole Salsa
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Chili Relleno Casserole
Ingredients
- 8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
- 8 ounces shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 7 ounce can whole chilies
- 2 cups milk
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup Bisquick Baking Mix
- 1 4 ounce can diced chilies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Combine Cheeses in a bowl.
- Melt butter in a 13 x 9-inch casserole dish. You can do this by placing the butter into the baking dish while the oven is preheating.
- Lay whole chilies on the melted butter, covering the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle 2/3 of the cheese on chilies.
- Mix the milk, eggs, Bisquick until smooth. Add diced chilies and pour the mixture over the cheese. Top with remainder of cheese. Bake for 45 minutes.
Deb
Delicious, quick and easy side dish to put together. Heading back to the store to stock up on fresh Hatch chili while still in season.
Stephanie Manley
I make this every year, this time of year 😉 I love those peppers.
Britt
This is soooo good. I add powdered parmesan, cilantro, and smoked paprika over top before baking for pretty color and extra yum flavor!
Nicolette S
Absolutely delicious! Super easy to make and even my picky toddlers scarfed it down.
Debbie
I add 1# of sausage and 1# of hamburger and put over the cheese so the bisquick runs through it. So good!
Debra Rodriguez
I make this all the time. Especially for get together’s. l also use pepper jack cheese with the cheddar because I like it more spicy than most ! 😋😋😋
4magnels
I’m probably missing something very obvious here, but I’m not seeing in the recipe how many relleno chili’s are used?
Stephanie
This recipe uses the chilies by weight. I think you are asking me how many chilies do you need to use.
Bonnie Cooke
You posted nutritional info but no serving size so it’s hard to work this into any kind of plan where you’re tracking calories, carbs, etc…
Stephanie
So it was my intention that the casserole resulted in about 10 servings. So the servings would be a bit smaller than 4 x 6 inch piece.
Billie Seaton
I wonder if you could replace Bisquik with corn muffin mix?
Stephanie
I haven’t tried this, but I think you would need two boxes of corn muffin mix.
Peg
Does this recipe freeze well?
Stephanie
Yes, this recipe freezes pretty well.
Butch "Bacnar" Frost
I believe I added this recipe years ago.
Stephanie
It is possible, when I converted over to wordpress I lost some data in the conversion 🙁