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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Curiel uses the corn smut in the chile relleno in the form of huitlacoche esquites, too.
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Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
During the day, the counter-service café will serve Chihuahuan-style burritos like chile relleno with refried beans or chicken in mole negro, pastries like yuzu cream conchas, single-origin coffee, and flour tortillas available by the dozen.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Other menu items include burritos, enchiladas, short rib barbacoa, tamales, crispy taquitos and chile relleno.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This is not New York City in the 1990s but the Santa Fe of today—specifically, devouring tortilla soup and chiles rellenos at Tomasita’s, shopping at Desert Moss Vintage, and admiring the artwork at GF Contemporary, in the town’s gallery district on Canyon Road.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
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Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
During the day, the counter-service café will serve Chihuahuan-style burritos like chile relleno with refried beans or chicken in mole negro, pastries like yuzu cream conchas, single-origin coffee, and flour tortillas available by the dozen.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Other menu items include burritos, enchiladas, short rib barbacoa, tamales, crispy taquitos and chile relleno.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This is not New York City in the 1990s but the Santa Fe of today—specifically, devouring tortilla soup and chiles rellenos at Tomasita’s, shopping at Desert Moss Vintage, and admiring the artwork at GF Contemporary, in the town’s gallery district on Canyon Road.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Chile relleno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chile%20relleno. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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