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Scrambled-Egg Chiles Rellenos

Scrambled-Egg Chiles Rellenos
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Scrambled-Egg Chiles Rellenos a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and primal recipe has 396 calories, 24g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. If you have tomatoes, poblano chiles, green onions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the bacon you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Buckle as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Rinse fresh chiles and pat dry.
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Place in a 10- by 15-inch baking pan and broil 2 to 3 inches from heat, turning chiles as needed, until blackened and blistered all over, 10 to 15 minutes.
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3
Let chiles cool about 15 minutes. Peel off as much of the skin as comes off readily.
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4
Cut a slit down one side of each chile; remove and discard seeds, leaving stems attached.
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5
In a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over high heat, stir bacon until browned and crisp, about 5 minutes.
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6
Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain.
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7
Pour fat from pan into a bowl. Wipe pan clean with a paper towel.
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In a bowl, whisk eggs to blend with 1/3 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Set frying pan over medium-high heat.
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9
Add 2 tablespoons reserved bacon fat; reserve remaining for another use or discard. When fat begins to sizzle, tilt pan to coat bottom.
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10
Add egg mixture and sprinkle with 1 cup cheese, chives, and the bacon. When a thin layer of egg is set on pan bottom, in about 30 seconds, push cooked egg toward one side of pan with a wide spatula, letting uncooked egg flow underneath. Continue cooking and pushing until eggs are softly set but still moist, 3 to 4 minutes total. Stir to turn eggs over.
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11
Remove from heat.
12
Arrange chiles, slit side up, in a 10- by 15-inch baking pan. Fill evenly with egg mixture.
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13
Sprinkle eggs with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
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14
Bake in a 400 oven until cheese is melted, about 3 minutes. Meanwhile, arrange tomato slices on plates. With a wide spatula, set chiles on tomatoes.
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15
Sprinkle with cilantro and crisp chile rings, if using; drizzle with chili oil to taste.
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16
Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Crisp chile rings and oil. With a damp towel, wipe 1 dried guajillo or New Mexico chile (about oz.) to clean. With scissors, cut off stem; shake out as many seeds as possible.
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18
Cut chile crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick rings; drop into an 8- to 10-inch frying pan.
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Add 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil and stir over medium heat until chile rings are crisp and beginning to brown, 2 to 4 minutes; take care not to scorch.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score19
Gluten Free
DietsGluten Free
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