Senor Pico's Baked Chile Rellenos

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 canned whole green chilies or 6 fresh chilies, roasted & peeled
• 6 slices monterey jack cheese, 2 inch slices, about 1/2 thick
• 6 slices cheddar cheese, 2 inch slices, about 1/2 thick
• flour
• 8 eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• senor pico's picante sauce

Recipe

• 1 rinse the chiles and discard the seeds.
• 2 insert 1 strip of jack and 1 strip cheddar cheese in each chile, cutting a slit in one side of the chiles.
• 3 dust the chiles with flour.
• 4 beat egg whites until stiff.
• 5 beat egg yolks and fold into whites.
• 6 add melted butter (should not be hot) to the egg mixture.
• 7 grease generously a 8x8 baking dish.
• 8 pour a thick coating of batter on bottom of dish.
• 9 place chiles on top of batter, and spoon remaining batter over chiles.
• 10 bake at 375° for 15 minutes.
• 11 top with picante sauce.