Eggs, cheese, ground beef, and chilis are combined in this easy to make Chili Relleno Casserole.
This Chili Relleno Casserole has been a favorite for years.
It is a quick and easy dinner, that uses ingredients that I almost always have on hand.
I have made this for potluck dinners. I have served it to company and I have taken it as a meal to a sick friend. Everyone that has tried this casserole has loved it.
It is one of those very simple, yet full of flavor dishes that are perfect for a quick and easy meal.
Is Chili Relleno Casserole Gluten Free?
Yes, this is a delicious gluten free dinner. It is normal food that no one will realize is gluten free.
As long as you read the labels to make sure that your ingredients are gluten free this is a great gluten free meal to make.
Freezer Friendly Casserole
This casserole freezes great. I have doubled and tripled this many times and frozen the extra pans. It is a really easy cook once eat two or three times meal.
All you do is make the recipe and cook it as normal. Be sure to cook it in a freeze safe dish if you will be freezing in the same pan you baked it in.
Cool completely. Cover and freeze either in a pan or place in smaller containers.
Defrost all way before reheating though. The texture will be better if you defrost completely before freezing.
Reheat and serve.
Ingredients
All you need are a few basic ingredients to make this simple and delicious dinner.
- ground beef
- green pepper
- salt
- ground oregano
- garlic powder
- cheddar cheese
- Monterey jack cheese
- canned chopped green chilies
- eggs
- milk
- can of tomato sauce
Chili Relleno Casserole
Chili Rellenos made easy with chili relleno casserole.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
- 2 cans (4 ounces each) chopped green chilies
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1- 8 ounce can tomato sauce
Instructions
- In a skillet brown ground beef. Add green pepper and cook until pepper is tender.
- Add green chilies, salt, and spices to the meat mixture and set aside.
- In a bowl combine eggs and milk.
- In a 9 x13 pan layer 1/2 of meat and about 1/2 cup cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup Monterey jack cheese.
- Add another layer of meat and another layer of cheese. Leave remaining cheese to use on top after baking.
- Pour egg-milk mixture over the top of the cheese.
- Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and spread tomato sauce over top. Then sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 7 more minutes.
- Remove from oven and let sit about 10 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
Notes
This recipe is gluten free as long as you read labels to make sure that the ingredients are gluten free.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 437Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 198mgSodium: 731mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 33g
Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.
Originally posted March 2012. Updated November 2022.
Adapted from Country Ground Beef Recipes.
Oh, this sounds delicious! Definitely adding it to my “must try” folder!!! Thanks for sharing!
This sounds like my husband’s next favorite! How many servings do you think this is?
It served my family of 5 with enough left for lunch for my husbands the next day. So, I would say 5-6 serving, but I served it with only chips and avocados. You could easily stretch this by serving it with rice and some beans or mexican rice or something like that. For your family you might need to double it. 🙂
This calls for a ‘green pepper’, could you be a bit more specific? Are you talking like a Bell Pepper? ~ Thanks
Yes green bell pepper. I hope that helps.
I used to make this years ago for my Mexican loving son and had totally forgotten about it. Thanks for the reminder!
How much heat would you say this has ?
It is pretty mild. All three of my kids ate it and so did I and I am not much for super spicy. My husband actually added hot sauce or salsa to it to add some heat. The only heat comes from the green chilies so it is not much.
OK, this is my type of recipe. Doesn’t matter whether anyone else will like it — know I can devour the whole thing.
What do the eggs and milk add to this dish? Does it taste “eggy”? I love the ground beef, cheese, etc., but not sure about the eggs and milk.
Thanks!
It is a little eggy, but not like a quiche. The egg and milk, give it some texture and help it hold together.
Thanks for the reply!
Made this dish tonight…it was gone before it was cold, haha. Thanks for the great recipes 🙂
I am so glad that your family enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know. And if you ever have any left, some in my family have been known to eat it cold we enjoyed it so much. 🙂
Do you think using enchilada sauce instead of tomato sauce would work well?
I think that would probably work fine, it would just give it a little different flavor. You might want to cut back on some of the other seasonings, but it should work. I would love to hear how it is if you try it.
Made this last week! It was delicious! The whole family loved it!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know.
I just made this tonight. It is hard to make something that all 5 boys like, but they all loved this!!
Thanks!
Now that is a compliment, 🙂 because you are right it is hard to get something that everyone loves. Thanks for letting me know you all enjoyed it.
I have made this many times already. We love it. Thanks for the recipe
Thanks I am so glad that you enjoyed it!
I made this today and my husband is wild about it. He asked me to write and tell you how much we loved it. I just forwarded the recipe to my daughter and she is so excited to make it. Thanks for a great recipe.
Thank you so much for letting me know. I love quick and easy recipes like this and I love hearing that others enjoy them as well. I hope your daughter enjoys it! Thanks again.
LOVE this recipe!! Very easy and everyone enjoyed it. It is very different than what I normally make so that’s great. I will be making this often for my family. Thanks for the recipe and I love that it is gluten free!!
I am glad you enjoyed it. I love recipes like this that are normal food that happens to be gluten free. And I love sharing them with you all.
This recipe sounds delicious. Will be making it this week. How do you think this would freeze. Would I bake it first? Then thaw, reheat. I am wanting to stock the freezer by making an extra of a meal that we’re also eating at the time. Thanks for the recipe.
I have not frozen it, so I am not sure. I think it might change the texture a little, but it would probably work. I would bake it then freeze it. Now you have me curious…..I might have to try freezing it to see how it works.
I showed this recipe to my husband and I told him I was going make it for my birthday dinner this next week. I can not wait to try it. Gluten free and simple. What more could you ask for! Thanks Lynn
Thank you so mush for this recipe!! I have been making this about every 2 weeks for the past few months. It’s a regular in my house. Everyone loves it! I have also tried a few other of your recipes and have been very good too.
I am glad you enjoyed it! It is a favorite at our house as well.
We don’t use canned goods in our house. Anything I can use instead of chilies? Sounds yummy!!
The green chilies add some heat/spice so I would maybe cook a little finely chopped jalapeno with the meat. Or you could use whatever chili/pepper you like to it. I hope you enjoy it!
I made this tonight. My husband said I had outdone myself. 🙂
I plan to pin this on Pinterest and share your link to the recipe with my blog readers. I hope you don’t mind!
I am glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for pinning it and yes feel free to share the link to the recipe.
I love that you said it freezes well. I live alone an love to freeze leftovers for another time. Keep it up !! Thanks looks GREAT!!!
Thank you for this awesome receipe! We love Mexican food and I like to make this often! Hubby makes this too so thats an added bonus! 🙂
I am so glad you enjoyed it! And yes meals our husbands can make are great! How nice of him to do that for you.