chile relleno
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Definition of chile relleno
: a stuffed chili pepper that usually contains cheese or meat and is fried or grilled
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Other Platos included a chile relleno ($13) stuffed with cheese and surrounded by a ranchera sauce with roasted tomatoes; and a nightly changing fish ($20) in chile morita sauce. — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, "Gran Electrica in Napa: Mexican cuisine straight outta Brooklyn," 31 May 2018 Get a chile relleno appetizer to begin, lightly fried and swimming in a tomato chipotle sauce, with two little buds of sour cream on top. — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, "How to eat like a local on Newbury Street," 19 June 2018 Vibe: Brunchable Don’t miss: The fajitas platter or chile relleno burrito, and don’t forget the margaritas. — Sarah Fritsche, SFChronicle.com, "From boozy to brunchable, where to eat and drink at the Pride parade," 14 June 2018 The zesty flavors of chiles rellenos, red pipián and vegetable ceviche gave me a spring in my step. — Alex Zaragoza, Glamour, "I Tried Eating Like My Ancestors for a Week and I Loved It," 3 Apr. 2018 For the most part, the menu will resemble that of the flagship, with dishes like chile relleno, braised boneless pork ribs, and pineapple-tomatillo salsa, among other things. — Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, "Gran Electrica opens: Can a Brooklyn restaurant successfully bring Mexican food to the Bay Area?," 28 Mar. 2018 Cusp Dining & Drinks will serve a new a la carte brunch menu Easter Sunday with featured items like chile relleno or quinoa, chia and coconut porridge. — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "76 local restaurants will be hoppin' with breakfast, lunch and dinner specials on Easter Sunday," 27 Mar. 2018 This week’s eating recommendation is the chile relleno burrito at Manny’s, and the reading recommendation is Tim Kurkjian on the strength of baseball players. — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, "Mellinger Minutes: KU’s titles, Peters trade, Royals rebuild and is the Big 12 good? | The Kansas City Star," 27 Feb. 2018 The menu features a variety of tacos, soups, salads, chef’s specials including chile relleno, fajitas and quesadillas as well as a weekend brunch menu offering $15 bottomless mimosas. — AJC.com, "Red Pepper Taqueria in, Jefe’s Tacos & Tequila out in Brookhaven," 28 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chile relleno.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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