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Charred Chili Relleno with Green Rice is for Dinner.

Charred Chili Relleno with Green Rice takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Charred Chili Relleno with Green Rice takes 30 minutes to cook.

Charred Chili Relleno with Green Rice makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Charred Chili Relleno with Green Rice are:

4 cups chicken or vegetable stock, divided
1 bay leaf
2 cups brown rice (dry-I use instant sometimes)
4 large poblano peppers
3 cups frozen corn kernels
3 tablespoons oil, divided
1 red onion, chopped
1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (15-ounce) can fire roasted diced tomatoes, drained well
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1 C thawed frozen spinach
4 scallions, coarsely chopped
2 limes, zested, juiced
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack

Here is how you make Charred Chili Relleno with Green Rice:

1) Preheat broiler or grill pan to high. 2) Heat about 3 1/2 cups stock in a sauce pot with a bay leaf to boiling. Add rice, cover pot reduce heat to low and simmer until tender. Follow cooking directions for brown rice.3) Place poblanos under broiler or on hot grill and char evenly all over, 15 minutes. 4) While peppers and rice are working, defrost frozen corn and dry by spreading out on clean kitchen towel.5) Heat 2 tablespoons light oil in a skillet over high heat. When the oil smokes or ripples add corn, onion, jalapenos and toss until the vegetables char at edges and onions are tender, 4 to 5 minutes. 6) Reduce heat to medium-high and add in garlic, fire roasted tomatoes and season with cumin, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook another minute or 2 then turn pan off. 7) Place the cilantro, spinach, scallions, lime zest, half a cup of stock and a tablespoon of oil in food processor and process into coarse green paste. Stir into your rice pot in the last 3 to 4 minutes of its cooking time. 8) Sprinkle the lime juice over the corn mixture. 9) Split the charred peppers open but not in half with small sharp knife then scoop out the seeds with a small spoon. Place peppers in a shallow baking dish and stuff each split pepper with lots of the corn mix, top each pepper with 1/4 cup cheese.10) Place back under broiler to melt and char the cheese. *Serve peppers on beds of green rice.*ENJOY!Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DDT1970.

The nutritional information for Charred Chili Relleno with Green Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 512.9

• Total Fat: 23.0 g
• Cholesterol: 32.2 mg
• Sodium: 1,374.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 62.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.2 g
• Protein: 20.7 g

Charred Chili Relleno with Green Rice is Mexican cuisine.