Dinner for 6
Mexican Chile Rellenos
Roasted poblanos hold a seasoned beef, vegetable, and pea filling before being floured, battered, and fried.
$9.01for 4 servings
$2.25 per serving$9.01 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com
- 95 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
MexicanDairy-freeBudgetFamilyDinners
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Ground beef$5.49/lb typical | 1 lb | $5.49Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.31Typical price |
| Potatoes$0.99/lb typical | 0.35 lb | $0.34Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.25 lb | $0.32Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.15Typical price |
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $1.24Typical price |
| Frozen vegetables$0.10/oz typical | 5 oz | $0.50Typical price |
| Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical | 6 | $3.60Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $13.52 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepperFlourCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup finely diced carrots
- 1 cup finely diced potatoes
- 1/2 large onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- salt and pepper to taste (optional)
- 1 cup green peas
- 6 size poblano peppers roasted
- about 3/4 cup of flour
- 4 eggs separated
- 1/2 tsp salt
- about 1 cup of oil or more to fry the stuffed peppers
Steps
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the carrots, potatoes, onion, and garlic for eight minutes.
- Add the beef, tomatoes, water, cumin, salt, and pepper, then cook for twelve minutes until the beef reaches 160 F.
- Stir in the peas and cook for three minutes, then cool the filling for five minutes.
- Slit the roasted poblanos, remove the seeds, fill them with the beef mixture, and close the openings.
- Coat each pepper with flour, then dip it into the beaten egg yolks and whites mixed with salt.
- Heat the frying oil to 350 F and fry the peppers for three minutes per side until golden and the coating is firm.
Swaps
- Ground beef for Ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
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