chile relleno
noun
chile re·lle·no
-rā-ˈyā-(ˌ)nō 
plural chiles rellenos also chile rellenos
: a stuffed chili pepper that usually contains cheese or meat and is fried or grilled
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Head to Whiptail Grill for their famous goat cheese chile relleno.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
In contrast, a chile relleno soup stored in a steam table beneath an air conditioning unit was too cold.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Get the recipe > Jalapeño Poppers The classic jalapeño popper recipe (a whole green chile, filled with cheese and then roasted or fried) has roots in the Mexican chile relleno, which goes back to the 1800s or earlier.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
Miguel had always been the cook of the family, and the menu featured dishes Arturo and his siblings had been eating their entire lives: huevos a la Mexicana, steak ranchero, tripas, barbacoa, chile relleno, enchiladas and, of course, the restaurant’s trademark fajitas.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
In contrast, a chile relleno soup stored in a steam table beneath an air conditioning unit was too cold.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Get the recipe > Jalapeño Poppers The classic jalapeño popper recipe (a whole green chile, filled with cheese and then roasted or fried) has roots in the Mexican chile relleno, which goes back to the 1800s or earlier.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
Miguel had always been the cook of the family, and the menu featured dishes Arturo and his siblings had been eating their entire lives: huevos a la Mexicana, steak ranchero, tripas, barbacoa, chile relleno, enchiladas and, of course, the restaurant’s trademark fajitas.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Chile relleno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chile%20relleno. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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