Chile Rellenos
Recently a coworker brought in some beautiful peppers. As soon as I saw them, I knew they'd be prefect for chile rellenos. I snatched up four of the little darlings and immediately started to plan dinner. For this batch, I went with just cheese because I didn't have any leftover meat to add to the stuffing. But, that is definitely a good idea, if you were curious. Quite a while ago, I went to a Mexican restaurant (which now happens to be out of business) and they had some really good chile rellenos. You could get them stuffed with chicken and cheese. One was very filling, so it didn't take much to make a satisfying meal. However, since said restaurant is now shuttered, I've had to attempt things at home. These were slightly more work than I would normally devote to week-night dinner. I have to say, the pepper prep work was a bit tedious, so make sure you have the time and energy to devote to handling them. And my house smelled like frying oil for ...