Chilies Rellenos Bake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 poblano chiles or 4 anaheim chilies, halved lengthwise
• 4 ounces colby cheese or 4 ounces cheddar cheese
• 3 large eggs
• 2 large egg whites
• 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon dried cilantro or 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/3 cup shredded colby cheese or 1/3 cup cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup picante sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450*f. remove stems, seeds, and veins from pepper. in a medium-size saucepan, bring a large amount of water to a boil. add peppers and cook, uncovered, for 3 minutes. drain peppers and invert onto paper towels. cut the 4 ounces colby-monterey jack cheese into pieces to fit inside pepper pieces. place cheese inside pepper pieces. arrange pepper pieces in a lightly greased 11"x7"x2" baking dish.
• 2 in a medium-size bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg whites, and milk. whish in the flour, cilantro, baking powder, salt, and cayenne. pour egg mixture over pepper pieces.
• 3 bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and batter is puffed and golden. sprinkle the 1/3 cup shredded colby-monterey jack cheese on top. serve with the picante sauce.