Name: Chicken Chile Rellano Casserole
Ingredients: 12 ounces shredded chicken; 1 can (28 oz) whole green chiles; 6 eggs; 3 tbsp heavy whipping cream; 2 oz pepper jack cheese; 2 oz cheddar cheese; 230 grams whipped cream cheese; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp taco seasonings

Chicken Chile Rellano Casserole. Chicken Chile Relleno Casserole is great for any occasion. This layered chile relleno casserole with chicken is the definition of comfort food. Thanks so much to Sargento® for sponsoring this layered chile relleno casserole recipe.

Great for a busy week night, and good enough for company. I think I will try a little shredded chicken in the middle of the chilies next time. I have never had chile rellenos with meat in them, but hey, sounds like it would be. You can have Chicken Chile Rellano Casserole using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Chile Rellano Casserole

You need 12 ounces of shredded chicken.
You need 1 can (28 oz) of whole green chiles.
Prepare 6 of eggs.
Prepare 3 tbsp of heavy whipping cream.
You need 2 oz of pepper jack cheese.
It's 2 oz of cheddar cheese.
It's 230 grams of whipped cream cheese.
It's 1 tsp of onion powder.
It's 1 tsp of garlic powder.
You need 1 tsp of taco seasonings.

I just love chile rellenos, but I don't like all the fuss of actually stuffing them. So I just make the dish up in a layered casserole. Tastes exactly the same, but it's much less trouble to put together. My last similar recipe was with beef.

Chicken Chile Rellano Casserole step by step

Pre heat oven to 375 degrees. Add onion powder, garlic powder and taco seasoning to cream cheese and mix..
Grease a casserole dish and begin layering. Green chiles, chicken, 1 oz of pepper jack cheese and 1 oz of cheddar and drops of cream cheese. Repeat layer with remaining cheese..
Mix eggs with heavy cream and a dash of salt and pepper. Pour over the casserole and bake covered for 20 minutes, uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes. Enjoy!.

This is how I make this dish with chicken. This recipe for a chile relleno casserole skips the steps of dipping in batter and frying, and instead bakes the stuffed chiles in an egg batter. The recipe is based on one from Sunset Magazine; our main adjustment to the original is to include a tomato sauce base to the casserole. My famous Chicken Chilie Relleno casserole!! My famous Chicken Chilie Relleno casserole!!